mortal sin
Noun
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Noun
mortal sin
- (Roman Catholicism, theology) 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 transgression against one of the Ten Commandments with the full knowledge and deliberate consent of the sinner.
- Synonyms: grave sin
- Antonyms: venial sin
- French: péché grave
- German: Todsünde
- Italian: peccato mortale
- Portuguese: pecado mortal
- Russian: сме́ртный грех
- Spanish: pecado mortal
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