"mark of Cain" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "* From: 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis, 4:15\n:* And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.",
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          "ref": "2009 September 28, Seumas Milne, “No Progress for New Labour”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "... leader with \"no guts to take on his own party\" – the ultimate mark of Cain in the Blairite world view.",
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "stigma of shame",
          "word": "Kaini märk"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "stigma of shame",
          "word": "Kainin merkki"
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          "sense": "stigma of shame",
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          "word": "Kainsmal"
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          "sense": "stigma of shame",
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          "word": "Kainszeichen"
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          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "ot qáyin",
          "sense": "stigma of shame",
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          "word": "אוֹת קַיִן"
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          "sense": "stigma of shame",
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          "word": "znamię Kaina"
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          "sense": "stigma of shame",
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          "word": "kainowe piętno"
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          "roman": "Káinova pečátʹ",
          "sense": "stigma of shame",
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          "word": "Ка́инова печа́ть"
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          "sense": "stigma of shame",
          "word": "marca de Caín"
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          "sense": "stigma of shame",
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            "neuter"
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          "word": "kainsmärke"
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  "word": "mark of Cain"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "stigma of shame",
      "word": "Kaini märk"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "stigma of shame",
      "word": "Kainin merkki"
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      "sense": "stigma of shame",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "Kainsmal"
    },
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "stigma of shame",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kainszeichen"
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      "sense": "stigma of shame",
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      "word": "znamię Kaina"
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      "sense": "stigma of shame",
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      "word": "kainowe piętno"
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      "roman": "Káinova pečátʹ",
      "sense": "stigma of shame",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Ка́инова печа́ть"
    },
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "stigma of shame",
      "word": "marca de Caín"
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      "word": "kainsmärke"
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