transgression

noun
/trɑːnzˈɡrɛʃn/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from trānsgressus
  2. derived from trānsgressiō
  3. derived from transgression
  4. inherited from transgressioun

Definitions

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

    • 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. A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial…

    A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at transgression. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at transgression. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at transgression

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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