ORIGINAL SIN


Meaning of ORIGINAL SIN in English

Function: noun

Date: 14th century

1 : the state of sin that according to Christian theology characterizes all human beings as a result of Adam's fall

2 : a wrong of great magnitude <the original sin of slavery>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.