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Original Sin

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Noun

1. original sin

a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam

Example Sentences:
'Adam and Eve committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Original Sin

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noun
a state of sin held to be innate in mankind as the descendants of Adam

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Original Sin

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Christian Theology
the sin of disobedience committed by Adam and Eve, traditionally viewed as transmitted in its essential guilt and consequent penalties from Adam as head of the human race to all unredeemed humanity

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Original Sin

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n.
In Christian theology, the condition of sin that marks all humans as a result of Eve's and Adam's first act of disobedience.

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