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mortal sin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
mor-tal sin
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sin which causes the loss of God's grace, leading to eternal damnation, unless the sinner repents, which includes their intent to confess and atone; such a sin is defined as a grave transgression against one of the Ten Commandments with the full knowledge and deliberate consent of the sinner.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

mortal sins (plural)

Phrases

deadly sin capital vice cardinal sin state of grace

Frequently Paired Words

deadly sin capital vice cardinal sin state of grace

Synonyms

deadly sin

Antonyms

venial sin

Questions

What does mortal sin mean?
A sin which causes the loss of God's grace, leading to eternal damnation, unless the sinner repents, which includes their intent to confess and atone; such a sin is defined as a grave transgression against one of the Ten Commandments with the full knowledge and deliberate consent of the sinner.

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