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original sin

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original sin

 
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–noun
1. Theology.
a. a depravity, or tendency to evil, held to be innate in humankind and transmitted from Adam to the race in consequence of his sin.
b. inclination to evil, inherent in human nature.
2. Roman Catholic Theology. the privation of sanctifying grace in consequence of the sin of Adam.
Origin:
1300–50; ME; trans. of ML peccātum orīgināle
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original sin  
n.  In Christian theology, the condition of sin that marks all humans as a result of Adam's first act of disobedience.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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