Erbsünde
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Erbsünde f (genitive Erbsünde, no plural)
- (Christianity) original sin (state of sinfulness in all human beings)
- Synonyms: (often distinguished; see entry) Ursünde; Erbschuld
- 1883–1885, Friedrich Nietzsche, “Von der Wissenschaft”, in Also sprach Zarathustra […] [Thus Spoke Zarathustra]:
- Furcht nämlich—das ist des Menschen Erb- und Grundgefühl; aus der Furcht erklärt sich jegliches, Erbsünde und Erbtugend. Aus der Furcht wuchs auch meine Tugend, die heisst: Wissenschaft.
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Declension
Declension of Erbsünde [sg-only, feminine]
Derived terms
- Erbsündenlehre
Further reading
- “Erbsünde” in Duden online
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