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語源

From 中期英語 transgressioun, from Old French transgression, from Late Latin trānsgressiō, from Latin trānsgressus (perfect active participle of trānsgredior (“to step across”)) + -iō.

発音

• IPA: /trɑːnzˈɡrɛʃn/, /tɹænsˈɡɹɛʃən/

名詞

transgression (countable and uncountable, plural transgressions)

1. A violation of a law, duty or commandment.

   Synonyms: misdoing, offense, wrongdoing; see also Thesaurus:misdeed

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 24:19:

     And Ioshua said vnto the people, Ye cannot serue the Lord: for hee is an holy God: he is a ielous God, he will not forgiue your transgressions nor your sinnes.

2. An act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries.
3. (geology) A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata.