Sinite, sin-ite (Heb.) –clayey; muddy; miry; hateful passions; bloody dispositions; bloodshed; rage; combat.

A people descended from Canaan, son of Ham (Gen. 10:17).

Meta. Thoughts springing from and in character like that which Canaan, the son of Ham, and the Canaanites signify. (See CANAAN and CANAANITES.) See SIN (a wilderness and a city) for the specific characteristics of these thoughts.