"mortal sin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mortal sins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mortal sin (countable and uncountable, plural mortal sins)
  1. (Roman Catholicism, theology) A sin which causes the loss of God's grace, leading to eternal damnation, unless the sinner repents, which includes their intent to confess and atone; such a sin is defined as a grave transgression against one of the Ten Commandments with the full knowledge and deliberate consent of the sinner. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism, Theology Related terms: deadly sin (english: strictly a different concept, though often used interchangeably), capital vice, cardinal sin, state of grace Translations (grave sin): bekatu astun (Basque), pecat mortal [masculine] (Catalan), smrtelný hřích [masculine] (Czech), doodzonde [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), morta peko (Esperanto), kuolemansynti (Finnish), péché grave [masculine] (French), pecado mortal [masculine] (Galician), Todsünde [feminine] (German), halálos bűn (Hungarian), dosa berat (Indonesian), peaca marfach [masculine] (Irish), peccato mortale [masculine] (Italian), 大罪 (taizai) (alt: たいざい) (Japanese), 대죄 (daejoe) (Korean), Doudsënn [feminine] (Luxembourgish), peccah marrooagh (Manx), grzech śmiertelny [masculine] (Polish), pecado mortal [masculine] (Portuguese), putgà mortal [masculine] (Romansch), сме́ртный грех (smértnyj grex) (Russian), peacadh-bàis [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), смртни грије̑х [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), smrtni grijȇh [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), pecado mortal [masculine] (Spanish), dödssynd (Swedish), kasalanang mortal (Tagalog), kasalanang mabigat (Tagalog), büyük günah (Turkish), tội trọng (Vietnamese), pechod marwol [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-mortal_sin-en-noun-LsLMnKds Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism, lifestyle, religion, theology

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