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noun Theology.
any sin committed by an individual of their own free will, as contrasted with original sin.
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Origin of actual sin

First recorded in 1450–1500
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actual sin

noun
Christianity any sin that a person commits of his own free will and for which he is personally responsibleCompare original sin
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