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Mark of cain

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Noun
  1. 1
    A mark of divine protection imposed on Cain, a biblical figure, for murdering his brother Abel.

    "The Bible vaguely describes the mark of Cain; it does not specify its exact nature."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of mark of Cain. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    the mark that God set upon Cain now refers to a person's sinful nature wordnet
  4. 4
    A stigma of shame. rare

    "When the engineer's design failed, he received a mark of Cain causing others to choose not to work with him."

  5. 5
    The darker skin found on people of non-European descent, believed to result from being a supposed descendant of Cain. derogatory, ethnic, obsolete, offensive, slur

    "That the descendants of Cain were black, inheriting the mark of Cain."

Etymology

* From: 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis, 4:15 :* And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

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