mortal sin

English

Noun

mortal sin (plural mortal sins)

1. (Roman Catholic theology) a mortal sin is a grave matter, such as murder or blasphemy, and is committed with the full knowledge and deliberate consent of the sinner. The committing of such a heinous sin causes a complete loss of grace and leads to eternal damnation unless absolved.

Synonyms

• deadly sin
• capital vice
• cardinal sin

Antonyms

• venial sin

Translations

grave sin

• Czech: smrtelný hřích (cs) m
• Dutch: doodzonde (nl) m and f
• Esperanto: morta peko (eo)
• Finnish: kuolemansynti (fi)
• German: Todsünde (de) f
• Irish: peaca marfa (ga) m, peaca marfach (ga) m

• Luxembourgish: Doudsënn (lb) f
• Polish: grzech śmiertelny (pl) m
• Russian: сме́ртный грех (ru) (smértnyj grex)
• Spanish: pecado mortal (es) m
• Turkish: büyük günah (tr)