Synonyms for mortal sin
mor·tal sin

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1. mortal sinnoun

   Synonyms:
   capital vice, cardinal sin, deadly sin

   Antonyms:
   venial sin

2. mortal sinnoun

   In Roman Catholic theology, a mortal sin is a grave matter, such as murder or blasphemy, and is committed with the full knowledge and deliberate consent of the sinner. The committing of such a heinous sin causes a complete loss of grace and leads to eternal damnation unless absolved.

   Synonyms:
   capital vice, deadly sin, cardinal sin

   Antonyms:
   venial sin

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1. mortal sin, deadly sinnoun

   an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace

   "theologians list seven mortal sins"

   Synonyms:
   deadly sin

   Antonyms:
   venial sin

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1. George Sand:

   I regard as a mortal sin not only the lying of the senses in matters of love, but also the illusion which the senses seek to create where love is only partial. I say, I believe, that one must love with all of one's being, or else live, come what may, a life of complete chastity.

2. George Spencer-Brown:

   Unfortunately, we find systems of education today which have departed so far from the plain truth, that they now teach us to be proud of what we know and ashamed of ignorance. This is doubly corrupt. It is corrupt not only because pride is in itself a mortal sin, but also because to teach pride in knowledge is to put up an effective barrier against any advance upon what is already known, since it makes one ashamed to look beyond the bonds imposed by one's ignorance.