noun
an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
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theologians list seven mortal sins
• Syn: ↑deadly sin
• Ant: ↑venial sin
• Hyponyms:
↑pride, ↑superbia, ↑envy, ↑invidia, ↑avarice, ↑greed, ↑covetousness, ↑rapacity, ↑avaritia, ↑sloth, ↑laziness, ↑acedia, ↑wrath, ↑anger, ↑ire, ↑ira, ↑gluttony, ↑overeating, ↑gula, ↑lust, ↑luxuria
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nounEtymology: Middle English mortal synne
Roman Catholicism : a serious sin or a lesser sin aggravated by circumstances committed willfully and viewed as involving spiritual death and loss of divine grace — contrasted with venial sin
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Rom. Cath. Ch.
a willfully committed, serious transgression against the law of God, depriving the soul of divine grace. Cf. venial sin.
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according to the Catholic Church something you do that is so bad that you will be punished for ever after death unless you do what is necessary to be forgiven
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mortal sin,
(in Christian theology) a sin so bad that it causes the death of the soul: »
Murder and blasphemy are mortal sins.
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noun, pl ⋯ sins [count]
in the Roman Catholic Church : a sin (such as murder) that will result in punishment that lasts forever unless the person who has sinned sincerely confesses to God and asks to be forgiven
commit a mortal sin
— compare ↑venial sin
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.