mortal sin
Use Mortal sin in a sentencemortal sin
noun Roman Catholic Church.
a willfully committed, serious transgression against the law of God, depriving the soul of divine grace.
Compare venial sin.
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| Christianity Compare venial sin a sin regarded as involving total loss of grace | |
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Be always ready rather to suffer all manner of torments than to commit any mortal sin.
It is a mortal sin to use the tax word irrespective of the cause or worthiness of the need.
Writer's block, however, is a trip to the theme park of your choice alongside the mortal sin that produces it.
It treats its authority as natural law and any opposition as mortal sin.
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