Original sin
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Original sin is the Christian doctrine that humanity inherits a fallen, sinful condition from the first humans’ disobedience to God, necessitating divine grace for salvation.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Original sin canonical | 3 |
| Christian doctrine of original sin | 1 |
| Genesis 3 | 1 |
| yetzer hara | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17639 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Original sin Context triple: [Christianity, hasImportantDoctrine, Original sin]
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A.
Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments are a foundational set of biblical moral principles that outline core duties toward God and other people in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
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B.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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C.
Trinity
The Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God exists as one divine being in three distinct, co-equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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D.
Veritas
Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
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E.
Darkness and Light
"Darkness and Light" is a 2016 R&B and soul studio album by John Legend that explores themes of love, social justice, and personal reflection.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Original sin Target entity description: Original sin is the Christian doctrine that humanity inherits a fallen, sinful condition from the first humans’ disobedience to God, necessitating divine grace for salvation.
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A.
Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments are a foundational set of biblical moral principles that outline core duties toward God and other people in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
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B.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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C.
Trinity
The Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God exists as one divine being in three distinct, co-equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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D.
Veritas
Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
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E.
Darkness and Light
"Darkness and Light" is a 2016 R&B and soul studio album by John Legend that explores themes of love, social justice, and personal reflection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian doctrine
ⓘ
doctrine of sin ⓘ theological concept ⓘ |
| affirmedByCouncil |
Council of Carthage (418)
ⓘ
Council of Orange (529) ⓘ Council of Trent ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Calvinism
ⓘ
surface form:
Augustinian theology
Calvinism ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Calvinism ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed theology
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| basedOnEvent | the Fall of humanity ⓘ |
| basedOnText |
1 Corinthians 15:21–22
ⓘ
Original sin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Genesis 3
Psalm 51:5 ⓘ Romans 5:12–21 ⓘ |
| centralTo | Western Christianity ⓘ |
| debatedBy | Pelagius ⓘ |
| describes |
alienation from God
ⓘ
corruption of human nature ⓘ inherited sinful condition of humanity ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
actual sin
ⓘ
personal sins ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
corruption of will
ⓘ
guilt (in some theologies) ⓘ loss of original righteousness ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
Christian theology
ⓘ
hamartiology ⓘ soteriology ⓘ |
| historicallyFormulatedBy |
Church Fathers
ⓘ
surface form:
Augustine of Hippo
|
| implies |
inability of humans to save themselves
ⓘ
inclination of humans toward sin ⓘ necessity of salvation through Christ ⓘ need for divine grace ⓘ spiritual death ⓘ universal sinfulness of human beings ⓘ |
| ordinarilyAddressedBy | baptism (in many traditions) ⓘ |
| rejectedOrModifiedBy |
Eastern Orthodox theology (in Western sense)
ⓘ
Pelagius ⓘ
surface form:
Pelagianism
Modalism ⓘ
surface form:
Socinianism
Modalism ⓘ
surface form:
Unitarianism
|
| relatedTo |
doctrine of atonement
ⓘ
doctrine of baptism ⓘ doctrine of grace ⓘ doctrine of the Fall ⓘ |
| remediedBy | Christ’s redemptive work ⓘ |
| transmittedFrom |
Adam
ⓘ
Eve ⓘ |
| transmittedTo | all human beings ⓘ |
| understoodAs |
hereditary corruption (in many traditions)
ⓘ
hereditary guilt (in some traditions) ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Original sin Description of subject: Original sin is the Christian doctrine that humanity inherits a fallen, sinful condition from the first humans’ disobedience to God, necessitating divine grace for salvation.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
yetzer hara
this entity surface form:
Genesis 3
this entity surface form:
Christian doctrine of original sin