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archsin

archsin noun: a chief or primary sin.

Noun

archsin (plural archsins)

  1. A chief or primary sin.
    • Illicit sex, on the other hand, is the archsin, the gravest crime, a transgression which carries in itself its horrible punishment.1959, Raphael Patai, Sex and Family in the Bible and the Middle East, page 159

Forms of archsin

pluralarchsins

Origin of archsin

From arch- + sin.

Questions about archsin

What does archsin mean?
Archsin means a chief or primary sin.
What part of speech is archsin?
Archsin is a noun.
What is the plural of archsin?
The plural of archsin is archsins.

Words near archsin in the dictionary

  1. archsegregationists
  2. archseraph
  3. archseraphim
  4. archseraphims
  5. archseraphs
  6. archsin
  7. archsins
  8. archsodalities
  9. archsodality
  10. archstone
  11. archstones

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