1. avoid - Adjective
2. avoid - Verb
To empty.
To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions.
To quit or evacuate; to withdraw from.
To make void; to annul or vacate; to refute.
To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor no to meet; to shun; to abstain from; as, to avoid the company of gamesters.
To get rid of.
To defeat or evade; to invalidate. Thus, in a replication, the plaintiff may deny the defendant's plea, or confess it, and avoid it by stating new matter.
To retire; to withdraw.
To become void or vacant.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA Christian should avoid unhealthy religiosity: both the feeling of superiority due to virtue, and the feeling of inferiority due to sinfulness. Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia
The goal is to rise spiritually, not simply to avoid sin. Paisios of Mount Athos
If you cannot close the mouth of one who reviles his brother, at least avoid conversation with him. Isaac the Syrian
To be poor is not a sin, it's better to avoid it anyway. Bengali Proverb
If you want to totally avoid being deceived, get married on February 30th. French Proverb
He who does not heed proverbs, will not avoid mistakes. Turkish Proverb