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philosophical sins

philosophical sins is the plural of philosophical sin.

Meaning of philosophical sin

Noun

philosophical sin (countable and uncountable, plural philosophical sins)

  1. (dated) Sin that is said to contravene the natural moral order rather than offending God directly, for example because the sinner is ignorant of divine law or does not think of God in the act.
    • Coordinate term: theological sin
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see philosophical, sin.

Questions about philosophical sins

What is philosophical sins the plural of?
Philosophical sins is the plural of philosophical sin.

Words near philosophical sins in the dictionary

  1. philosophical furnaces
  2. philosophical materialism
  3. philosophical method
  4. philosophical methods
  5. philosophical sin
  6. philosophical sins
  7. philosophical wool
  8. philosophical zombie
  9. philosophical zombies
  10. philosophicality
  11. philosophicall

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