Etymology

original sin

Today it means: Adam's disobedience to God, beginning with his eating of the forbidden fruit, often depicted as an apple. Full definition →

Latin peccātum orīgināle
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  1. Latin · calque ofpeccātum orīgināle
  2. English todayoriginal sin

Calque of Latin peccātum orīgināle, a phrase used by 4th-century Berber theologian and saint Augustine of Hippo in his interpretations of the Bible.

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