arvsynd

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German Erbsünde, equivalent to arv (“inheritance”) +‎ synd (“sin”).

Noun

arvsynd c

  1. (Christianity) original sin (state of sinfulness in all human beings)
    • 2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes‎[1], Catholica, archived from the original on 20 January 2025, §1263:
      Genom dopet blir alla synder förlåtna, både arvsynden och alla personliga synder.
      By Baptism all sins are forgiven, both original sin and all personal sins.
    • 2022 October 19, USApodden, “Rasismens roll i amerikansk politik”, in Sveriges Radio‎[2], archived from the original on 19 October 2022:
      Slaveriet har beskrivits som USA:s arvsynd.
      Slavery has been described as America's original sin.

Declension

Declension of arvsynd
nominative genitive
singular indefinite arvsynd arvsynds
definite arvsynden arvsyndens
plural indefinite arvsynder arvsynders
definite arvsynderna arvsyndernas

References

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