live in sin

live in sin
live in sin (old)
To cohabit without being married
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Main Entry:sin

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I
see sin I
II
informal, dated live together as though married

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live in sin
old-fashioned : to live together and have sex without being married

His mother did not want him living in sin with his girlfriend.

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Main Entry:live
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live in sin — see live, 1
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Main Entry:sin

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live in ˈsin idiom
(old-fashioned humorous) to live together and have a sexual relationship without being married
Main entry:liveidiom

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  • live in sin — informal, dated (of an unmarried couple) live together. → sin …   English new terms dictionary

  • Live at Sin-é (Legacy Edition) — Концерт …   Википедия

  • live in sin (with someone) — old fashioned phrase to share a home and have a sexual relationship without being married Thesaurus: to have a romantic or sexual relationshiphyponym man someone is having a relationship withsynonym Main entry: live …   Useful english dictionary

  • live in sin — live together when unmarried (man and woman) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Live at Sin-é (Legacy Edition) — Infobox Album | Name = Live at Sin é (Legacy Edition) Type = Live album Artist = Jeff Buckley Released = September 2, 2003 Recorded = July 19, 1993; August 17, 1993 at Sin é, New York, NY Genre = Alternative, folk rock Length = 2:36:00 Label =… …   Wikipedia

  • live in sin — humorous to live with someone that you are having a sexual relationship with but are not married to. Last I heard they d moved in together and were living in sin. (usually in continuous tenses) …   New idioms dictionary

  • live in sin — verb To cohabit as if man and wife without being married. Ralph: Athene gone and got married? …   Wiktionary

  • sin — Ⅰ. sin [1] ► NOUN 1) an immoral act considered to violate divine law. 2) an act regarded as a serious offence. ► VERB (sinned, sinning) ▪ commit a sin. ● liv …   English terms dictionary

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