mark of Cain

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Noun1.mark of Cain - the mark that God set upon Cain now refers to a person's sinful naturemark of Cain - the mark that God set upon Cain now refers to a person's sinful nature
sin, sinfulness, wickedness - estrangement from god
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Then the old man cried and grieved, and said he was a murderer and the mark of Cain was on him, and he had disgraced his family and was going to be found out and hung.
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He did it so energetically and thoroughly that the poor Worm was cast into the depths of remorseful despair, and went to bed that evening feeling that he was an outcast from among men, and bore the mark of Cain upon his brow.
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The label "British Beef" is like the mark of Cain to our meat industry, says Scottish National Party spokesman Rob Gibson.
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To Sgt Angie, the job has the Mark Of Cain all over it, but she can't prove it, and sets him up for an armed raid.
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