mark of Cain

English

Etymology

From: 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis, 4:15

And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

Noun

mark of Cain (plural marks of Cain)

A stigma of shame
- 2009 September 28, Seumas Milne, “No Progress for New Labour”, in The Guardian:
  ... leader with "no guts to take on his own party" – the ultimate mark of Cain in the Blairite world view.

Translations

stigma of shame

Estonian: Kaini märk
Finnish: Kainin merkki
German: Kainsmal (de) n, Kainszeichen n

Hebrew: אוֹת קַיִן‎ m (ot qáyin)
Russian: Ка́инова печа́ть f (Káinova pečátʹ)
Spanish: marca de Caín

Further reading

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