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English noun: original sin

1. original sin (act) a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam


SamplesAdam and Eve committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden.


Broader (hypernym)church doctrine, creed, gospel, religious doctrine, sin, sinning


Antonymsactual sin









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