Archsin

noun

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Noun
  1. 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."

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

Etymology

From arch- + sin.

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