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ACTUAL SIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does actual sin mean?
• ACTUAL SIN (noun)
The noun ACTUAL SIN has 1 sense:
1. a sin committed of your own free will (as contrasted with original sin)
Familiarity information: ACTUAL SIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sin committed of your own free will (as contrasted with original sin)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("actual sin" is a kind of...):
sin; sinning (an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will)
Antonym:
original sin (a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam)
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