Grave sin

mortal sin

n. Christianity

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.

mortal sin

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a sin regarded as involving total loss of grace Compare venial sin

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Noun

mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins"

deadly sin

sinning, sin - an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will

superbia, pride - unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)

invidia, envy - spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)

avarice, avaritia, greed, rapacity, covetousness - reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

acedia, laziness, sloth - apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)

ire, wrath, anger, ira - belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)

overeating, gluttony, gula - eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)

luxuria, lust - self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)

venial sin - a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace

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acedia
anger
avarice
avaritia
covetousness
deadly sin
envy
gluttony
greed
Gula
invidia
IRA
ire
laziness
lust
luxuria
mortal
overeating
rapacity

Talking to the Birmingham Mail yesterday, he said: "The Church's position on suicide has not changed - suicide is always seen as a grave sin but our understanding of human nature has developed so that we can see that people in those circumstances are very often affected by mental illness.

City's faiths must all work together; CHURCH: Forward-thinking new ... by Birmingham Mail (England)

and that) "Sacrilege is a grave sin especially when committed against the Eucharist.

North America can still be saved by Scanlon, Regis / Catholic Insight

Our experience with the church is, for the most part, as follows: The priests and the older parishioners act as though we parents must have committed some grave sin and that God punished us by giving us a child with a disability.

All are welcome? by Carter, Kathleen; O'Brien, Dennis / U.S. Catholic

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