# original sin

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Adam's disobedience to God.
2. The state of sinfulness, present in each human from birth, which is a result of Adam's disobedience.
3. The misdeed partially or entirely responsible for all of the similar ones after it.

## Etymology
Calque of Latin peccātum orīgināle, a phrase used by 4th-century Berber theologian and saint Augustine of Hippo in his interpretations of the Bible.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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