English Explanatory Dictionary

original sin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Adam's disobedience to God.
  2. The state of sinfulness, present in each human from birth, which is a result of Adam's disobedience.
  3. The misdeed partially or entirely responsible for all of the similar ones after it.

Pronunciation

en-us-original-sin.ogg

Word forms

original sin original sins

Etymology

Calque of Latin peccātum orīgināle, a phrase used by 4th-century Berber theologian and saint Augustine of Hippo in his interpretations of the Bible.

Derived words

original antigenic sin

Translations

Danish: arvesynd Finnish: perisynti French: péché originel German: Ursünde German: Erbsünde Icelandic: erfðasynd Italian: peccato originale Latin: peccātum orīgināle Romanian: păcatul originar Romanian: păcatul strămoșesc
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