Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sin eater

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables
sin eater
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person (usually a man) who is supposed to take sins of a deceased person upon himself by eating a piece of bread or other food laid on or passed across the breast of the corpse.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

sin eaters (plural) sin-eater (alternative)

Phrases

sin-eating sin eating

Frequently Paired Words

sin-eating sin eating

Questions

What does sin eater mean?
A person (usually a man) who is supposed to take sins of a deceased person upon himself by eating a piece of bread or other food laid on or passed across the breast of the corpse.

How to pronounce sin eater

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