mortal
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- adjective
- /ˈmɔrtəl/
- Specialized
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mortal
- You die with a mortal sin on your soul, and you burn.
- a mortal sin
- commit a mortal sin
There are cities around the country that represent certain kind of mortal sins, if you will.
- There are cities around the country that represent certain kind of mortal sins, if you will.
- I mentioned the drugs, but one mortal sin is enough to open the door.
- And like I said, if giving a child chicken Nuggets and French fries is a mortal sin, then heaven help us all.
Examples
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The church officially viewed adultery as a mortal sin, regardless of whether it was committed by the husband or the wife.
Academic text (2002) -
Whatever you did to make your father give you this ring is a mortal sin.
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I fear for your mortal soul.
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And what are the 3 conditions for mortal sin?
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This is a mortal sin.
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How would you like to die in a state of mortal sin?
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- For many years, suicide was considered a mortal sin.
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Further, our priest instructed us that it is a mortal sin to leave the blessed sacrament unexposed.
Blog text (29) -
I beg you to repent and confess, that your mortal sins may be blotted out.
Fiction book (2002) -
For many years, suicide was considered a mortal sin in many religious teachings.
Synonyms
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A very serious sin that leads to loss of spiritual life
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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Very serious wrongdoing in Christian belief that stops God from forgiving you unless you say you are sorry
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
mortal = mort + al
The theological sense ('mortal sin') is a specialized religious usage whose implications (spiritual death, loss of grace) are not derivable from the basic 'death' sense by an average learner.
Etymology
Mortal comes from the Latin mortalis, from mors meaning 'death'. In religion a 'mortal' sin was thought to bring 'spiritual death', so the word means a very serious sin with grave consequences.