original sin
Adam's disobedience to God, beginning with his eating of the forbidden fruit, often…Adam's disobedience to God, beginning with his eating of the forbidden fruit, often depicted as an apple.
» Judaism doesn't believe in heritable original sin.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Adam's disobedience to God, beginning with his eating of the forbidden fruit, often depicted as an apple.
(countable, uncountable)The state of sinfulness, present in each human from birth, which is a result of Adam's disobedience.
Erbsünde, Ursünde, Ursünde
перворо́дный гре́хpervoródnyj gréx
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The misdeed partially or entirely responsible for all of the similar ones after it.
- a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam
Examples
2 sentencesJudaism doesn't believe in heritable original sin.
Immaculate conception simply means that the Virgin Mary herself was born without original sin. Virgin birth is how Christ came about.
Translations
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Origin
Calque of Latin peccātum orīgināle, a phrase used by 4th-century Berber theologian and saiCalque of Latin peccātum orīgināle, a phrase used by 4th-century Berber theologian and saint Augustine of Hippo in his interpretations of the Bible.
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Forms
plural: original sins| Singular | original sin |
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Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable