original sin
noun
1
: the state of sin that according to Christian theology characterizes all human beings as a result of Adam's fall
2
: a wrong of great magnitude
the original sin of slavery
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Perhaps the original sin is Valya’s, given the burning vendetta that has brought her to the Bene Gesserit, but not before losing her beloved brother to a tragedy the family cannot bring itself to forgive.
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
One frequent topic of discussion in its pages was Germany’s militarism, an original sin that had led the country into the Great War and paved the way for incipient fascism.
—Longreads, 5 Dec. 2024
The original sin came in 2008 when the team traded a franchise icon (Chauncey Billups) in the hopes of making one last run with an aging superstar (Allen Iverson) instead of using their greatest trade asset to ignite a rebuild.
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
We had been led to believe this was Sunny’s original sin.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
One frequent topic of discussion in its pages was Germany’s militarism, an original sin that had led the country into the Great War and paved the way for incipient fascism.
—Longreads, 5 Dec. 2024
The original sin came in 2008 when the team traded a franchise icon (Chauncey Billups) in the hopes of making one last run with an aging superstar (Allen Iverson) instead of using their greatest trade asset to ignite a rebuild.
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
We had been led to believe this was Sunny’s original sin.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
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“Original sin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/original%20sin. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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