"averah" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: averot [plural], averos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew עֲבֵרָה ('averah). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|he|עֲבֵרָה|tr='averah}} Borrowed from Hebrew עֲבֵרָה ('averah) Head templates: {{en-noun|averot|averos}} averah (plural averot or averos)
  1. (Judaism) A sin. Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Judaism Synonyms: aveyrah
    Sense id: en-averah-en-noun-xeTRI3Ud Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2009 June 18, Lizz Holmans, “Is Christianity, jealous and proud of it, petty, vindictive, unjust, unforgiving, racist, an ethnic cleanser urging His people on to acts of genocide & child abuse…”, in sci.skeptic (Usenet):",
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        "A sin."
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