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philosophical sin

noun

Etymology

Ultimately from Ecclesiastical Latin peccātum philosophicum, coined around 1600.

  1. derived from peccātum philosophicum

Definitions

  1. Sin that is said to contravene the natural moral order rather than offending God…

    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

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see philosophical, sin.

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