mortal 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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mortal sin
 
n
Christianity Compare venial sin a sin regarded as involving total loss of grace

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Mortal sin is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Example sentences
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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