Ursünde

German

Etymology

ur- +‎ Sünde

Noun

Ursünde f (genitive Ursünde, plural Ursünden)

(Christianity) original sin (Adam’s disobedience to God)
(Christianity, rarer) original sin (state of sinfulness of all human beings)

Synonyms

(state of sinfulness): Erbsünde

Further reading

Ursünde in Duden online

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