original sin
original sin
original sin
orig′inal sin′
n.
| Noun | 1. |  original sin - a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam; "Adam and Eve committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden" |
| 单词 | original sin | |||
| 释义 | original sinoriginal sinoriginal sinorig′inal sin′n.
original sinoriginal sin,in Christian theology, the sin of AdamAdam, [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over other life. ..... Click the link for more information. , by which all humankind fell from divine gracegrace, in Christian theology, the free favor of God toward humans, which is necessary for their salvation. A distinction is made between natural grace (e.g., the gift of life) and supernatural grace, by which God makes a person (born sinful because of original sin) capable of ..... Click the link for more information. . Saint AugustineAugustine, Saint , Lat. Aurelius Augustinus, 354–430, one of the Latin Fathers of the Church and a Doctor of the Church, bishop of Hippo (near present-day Annaba, Algeria), b. Tagaste (c.40 mi/60 km S of Hippo). Life Augustine's mother, St. ..... Click the link for more information. was the fundamental theologian in the formulation of this doctrine, which states that the essentially graceless nature of humanity requires redemption to save it. The purpose of baptismbaptism [Gr., =dipping], in most Christian churches a sacrament. It is a rite of purification by water, a ceremony invoking the grace of God to regenerate the person, free him or her from sin, and make that person a part of the church. ..... Click the link for more information. is to wash away original sin and to restore the individual to an innocent state, although even after baptism a tendency to sin remains as a result of original sin. original sinoriginal sin
Antonyms for original sin
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