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    MORTAL SIN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of graceplay

    Example:

    theologians list seven mortal sins

    Synonyms:

    deadly sin; mortal sin

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("mortal sin" is a kind of...):

    sin; sinning (an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mortal sin"):

    pride; superbia (unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins))

    envy; invidia (spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins))

    avarice; avaritia; covetousness; greed; rapacity (reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins))

    acedia; laziness; sloth (apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins))

    anger; ira; ire; wrath (belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins))

    gluttony; gula; overeating (eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins))

    lust; luxuria (self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins))

    Antonym:

    venial sin (a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace)

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