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original sin  noun [mass noun] Christian TheologyThe tendency to evil supposedly innate in all human beings, held to be inherited from Adam in consequence of the Fall. The concept of original sin was established by the writings of St Augustine.Both Judaism and Islam reject the ideas of original sin and the need for an act of atonement in history....- On that day he contracted original sin, while on this day he overcame all sin.
- Some theologians regard the presence of original sin as a reason to treat children humanely.
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