mortal 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.

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mortal sin

Noun

Christianity a sin that will lead to damnation unless repented of

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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