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deadly sin

noun as in unpardonable sin

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He considers throwing acid a deadly sin, which must be punishable by death.

The weeks lengthened into months, and the holidays came; but just before the holidays Black Sheep fell into deadly sin.

Economy with the good old soul was a cardinal virtue, waste a deadly sin.

And it would be a deadly sin to leave them so without protection among enemies.

From that time she steadily fought against her deadly sin, until its besetment lost all power over her.

For all this was the very opposite of enjoyment and diversion, it was a falling into the deadly sin of tediousness.

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On this page you'll find 3 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to deadly sin, such as: mortal sin, and seven deadly sins.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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