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Noun: original sin  u'ri-ju-nul sin
  1. 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"

Derived forms: original sins

Type of: church doctrine, creed, gospel, religious doctrine, sin, sinning

Antonym: actual sin

Encyclopedia: Original sin