original sin

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === === Noun === original sin (countable and uncountable, plural original sins) (Christianity) Adam's disobedience to God. (Christianity) The state of sinfulness, present in each human from birth, which is a result of Adam's disobedience. (figurative) The misdeed partially or entirely responsible for all of the similar ones after it. ==== Derived terms ==== original antigenic sin ==== Translations ====