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noun Roman Catholic Church.

a willfully committed, serious transgression against the law of God, depriving the soul of divine grace.

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RELATED WORDS

atrocity, disgrace, vice

Nearby words

  1. morsel,
  2. mort,
  3. mortadella,
  4. mortal,
  5. mortal mind,
  6. mortal sin/venial sin,
  7. mortality,
  8. mortality rate,
  9. mortality table,
  10. mortally
Compare venial sin.
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British Dictionary definitions for mortal sin

mortal sin

noun

Christianity a sin regarded as involving total loss of graceCompare venial sin
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