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[[File:Hieronymus_Bosch-_The_Seven_Deadly_Sins_and_the_Four_Last_Things.JPG |thumb|''The Seven Deadly Sins'' is a famous painting by [[Hieronymus Bosch]]]]

A '''sin''' is a [[evil|bad]] act. Particularly, it is a bad act against another [[person]](s), an [[animal]], a [[spirit]], or a [[god]]. 

In [[Abrahamic religions]], such as [[Christianity]] and [[Judaism]], it is an act that goes against what [[God]] wants. It turns people away from God and true happiness. In [[Exodus]] chapter 20, [[Moses]] was given the [[Ten Commandments]] by God, explaining important sins like [[murder]] and [[idol]]atry. This is not believed by all people, and not all societies have the same idea of sin.

There is a difference between sins and prohibitions. For example, [[Muslim]]s and Jews say that it is wrong to eat [[pork]], and [[Hindu]]s do not eat [[beef]]. That is for them, but for others it is not wrong to eat these things.

==Related pages==
* [[Original sin]]
* [[Seven deadly sins]]

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