mortal sin
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌmortal ˈsin noun [countable, uncountable] RRCsomething that you do that is so bad, according to the Roman Catholic Church, that your soul will be punished for ever after death unless you ask to be forgiven 大罪〔天主教所认为的极大罪恶，犯罪者必须忏悔，否则死后灵魂会受到惩罚〕
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mortal sin• Martinho would have accounted his act a mortal sin.• And is hers strong enough to marry a man who regards unpunctuality almost as a mortal sin?• She regarded gossip as a mortal sin, and encouraging it almost as bad.• Making fun of the Corps is a mortal sin.• Committing suicide was a mortal sin.• As I have said, we are not dealing with a demon but something worse, a soul steeped in mortal sin.• Suppose, suppose, she were in a state of mortal sin?• He had compounded a number of venial failings with the mortal sin of adultery.ˌmortal ˈsin nounChineseSyllable
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mortal sin
ˌmortal ˈsin
noun [uncountable and countable]
something that you do that is so bad, according to the Roman Catholic Church, that your soul will be punished for ever after death unless you ask to be forgiven
ˌmortal ˈsin
noun [uncountable and countable]something that you do that is so bad, according to the Roman Catholic Church, that your soul will be punished for ever after death unless you ask to be forgiven