Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To deprive of sinful character or quality.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To deprive of sinfulness, as a sin; to make sinless.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
undo orannul a past sin. - verb obsolete, transitive To
deprive (asin , etc.) ofsinfulness ; to makesinless .
Etymologies
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Examples
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This over, he repaired to his room, where the work of absolution commenced; and, as there was a considerable number to be rendered sinless before the hour of dinner, he contrived to unsin them with an alacrity that was really surprising.
The Station; The Party Fight And Funeral; The Lough Derg Pilgrim Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three William Carleton 1831
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And this, as it is one of the best signs and evidences of a true repentance; so it is one of the most proper and genuine effects of it: for this is as much as in us lies to undo what we have done, and to unsin our sins.
The Works of Dr. John Tillotson, Late Archbishop of Canterbury. Vol. 07. 1630-1694 1820
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