eternal sin
Never forgiven wrongdoing
Eternal sin is a theological concept referring to a transgression so grave it cannot be forgiven—a permanent severance from divine grace.
In Christian tradition, it typically means blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, though interpretations vary.
The phrase carries weight beyond religion: Betraying a friend's trust felt like an eternal sin.
Also called the unforgivable sin or unpardonable sin.
- unpardonableImpossible to excuse
- perditionEternal spiritual ruin
- curseInvoked harm through words
- irredeemableImpossible to reform
- beyond redemptionUnable to be saved
blasphemy · sacrilege · total depravity · heresy · profanity · mark of Cain · apostasy · fall from grace · divine judgment · lake of fire · pit · irreversibility · unforgivable · point of no return · Faustian bargain · tragic flaw · impiety · alienation
- sintransgression, iniquity, wickedness, evil, lust
- sinsgreed, lust, gluttony, sloth, coveting
eternal sinvenial sin
Lesser Catholic transgression
peccadillo · minor transgression · human weakness · imperfection
eternal sinstate of grace
Freedom from mortal sin
salvation · redemption · divine grace · divine favor · forgiveness
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