"philosophical sin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: philosophical sins [plural]
Etymology: Ultimately from Ecclesiastical Latin peccātum philosophicum, coined around 1600. Etymology templates: {{der|en|EL.|peccātum philosophicum}} Ecclesiastical Latin peccātum philosophicum Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} philosophical sin (countable and uncountable, plural philosophical sins)
  1. (Christianity, dated) Sin that is said to contravene the natural moral order rather than offending God directly, for example because the sinner is ignorant of divine law or does not think of God in the act. Tags: countable, dated, uncountable Categories (topical): Christianity, Theology Translations (sin against natural moral order): péché philosophique (French)
    Sense id: en-philosophical_sin-en-noun-Y7cLO~E~ Disambiguation of Theology: 96 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Topics: Christianity Disambiguation of 'sin against natural moral order': 94 6
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see philosophical, sin. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-philosophical_sin-en-noun-8-3ZKO~d

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