cardinal sin
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Cardinal sin — may refer to *Jaime Sin, the former Archbishop of Manila; *Cardinal Sin (band), a black metal band formed in 1995; *Seven deadly sins, often called the Cardinal sins ; * The Three Cardinal Sins , in Judaism (see Self sacrifice under Jewish law);… … Wikipedia
cardinal sin — cardinal sins N COUNT If you describe an action as a cardinal sin, you are indicating that some people strongly disapprove of it. I committed the physician s cardinal sin: I got involved with my patients … English dictionary
cardinal sin — n 1.) informal something bad or stupid that you must avoid doing ▪ politicians who commit the cardinal sin of ignoring public opinion 2.) a serious ↑sin in the Christian religion … Dictionary of contemporary English
cardinal sin — noun count 1. ) HUMOROUS something that is considered to be bad or wrong so that you must not do it: He committed the cardinal sin of forgetting their anniversary. 2. ) something that the Christian religion says is bad so you must not do it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cardinal sin — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cardinal sin : singular cardinal sin plural cardinal sins 1) humorous something that is considered to be bad or wrong and that you must not do He committed the cardinal sin of forgetting their anniversary. 2)… … English dictionary
cardinal sin — /kadənəl ˈsɪn/ (say kahduhnuhl sin) noun 1. a serious moral lapse involving the loss of one of the cardinal virtues. 2. Colloquial (humorous) a misbehaviour of some kind, classed as serious in nature: in our house it is a cardinal sin to get up… …
cardinal sin — noun (C) 1 informal something bad or stupid that you must avoid doing: the cardinal sin of ignoring public opinion 2 a serious sin 1 (1) in the Christian religion … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cardinal sin — noun any of the seven deadly sins. ↘chiefly humorous a serious error of judgement: he committed the cardinal sin of criticizing his teammates … English new terms dictionary
Cardinal Sin (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Cardinal Sin Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Gothenburg, Sweden Genre = Melodic black metal Blackened death metal Years active = 1995 1996, 2003 2006 Label = Wrong Again… … Wikipedia
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