original sin

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Synonyms: original sins

Antonyms: original sins

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|eating of apple as first sin ever}} {{lb|en|Christianity}} [[Adam]]'s [[disobedience]] to [[God]], beginning with his eating of the [[forbidden fruit]], often depicted as an apple.
2. {{senseid|en|Q184186}} {{lb|en|Christianity}} The state of [[sinfulness]], present in each [[human]] from [[birth]], which is a result of Adam's disobedience.
3. {{senseid|en|misdeed at the root of later misdeeds}} {{lb|en|figurative}} The [[misdeed]] partially or entirely [[responsible]] for all of the similar ones after it.

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