archsin

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noun

A chief or primary sin.

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Meanings

nounarchsin (plural archsins)

plural archsins

  1. A chief or primary sin.

    Illicit sex, on the other hand, is the archsin, the gravest crime, a transgression which carries in itself its horrible punishment.

    1959, Raphael Patai, Sex and Family in the Bible and the Middle East, page 159

Origin

From arch- + sin.

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APA

archsin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archsin

MLA

“archsin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archsin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “archsin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archsin.

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