1) Christian term 2) Damnable offense 3) Grave transgression 4) It can send you to hell 5) Serious offense against God 6) Sermon subject
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Mortal sins ({la icon} peccata mortalia) are in the theology of some, but not all, Christian denominations wrongful acts that condemn a person to Hell after death if unforgiven. These sins are considered `mortal` because they constitute a rupture in a person`s link to God`s saving grace: the person`s soul becomes `dead`, not merely weakened...
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(from the article `sin`) Actual sin is subdivided, on the basis of its gravity, into mortal and venial. This distinction is often difficult to apply but can hardly be ... ...Christian moral teaching condemned it as the sin of Onan, who in the Old Testament was censured for spilling his seed; and the Roman Catholic ... [2 related arti...
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In Roman Catholicism, those sins that result in damnation unless confessed and forgiven. They are contrasted with
venial sins by their seriousness. Whereas venial sins can be confessed privately to...
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n] - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
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mortal sin 1. In Roman Catholic theology, a sin considered to be so evil that it causes a complete loss of grace and leads to damnation unless it is absolved. 2. A sin; such as, murder or blasphemy, that is so heinous it deprives the soul of sanctifying grace and causes damnation if unpardoned at the time of death. 3. A willfully committed, serio...
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deadly sin noun an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; `theologians list seven mortal sins`
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a willfully committed, serious transgression against the law of God, depriving the soul of divine grace. Cf.
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