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SINFULNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Estrangement from god
Synonyms:
sin; sinfulness; wickedness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("sinfulness" is a kind of...):
unrighteousness (failure to adhere to moral principles)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sinfulness"):
mark of Cain (the mark that God set upon Cain now refers to a person's sinful nature)
Derivation:
sinful (having committed unrighteous acts)
sinful (characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin)
