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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
cardinal sin
noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Senators who commit the cardinal sin of ignoring public opinion will soon be out of office.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ All things were possible; anyone could get rich; the cardinal sin was doubt.
▪ Also, eating is not likely to be viewed as a cardinal sin.
▪ I made the cardinal sin in tennis.
▪ In Gandhi's view, its cardinal sin is the way it tolerates untouchability.
▪ It's fairly entertaining to watch but commits the cardinal sin of not identifying individual players.
▪ Monotony was a cardinal sin for Victorian architects, just as it is the predominant defining characteristic of modern architecture.
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cardinal sin

n. A mortal sin, deadly sin.

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Cardinal Sin (band)

Cardinal Sin are a death/ black metal band formed in 1995 by ex- Dissection member John Zwetsloot. In 1996, they released a 4-track EP called Spiteful Intents, which featured a trademark classical composition by Zwetsloot. Having disbanded after the EP, they reformed in 2003 with a partially new lineup, but have yet to release anything beyond Spiteful Intents.

Daniel Ekeroth described their musical style as "typical mid-90’s death/ thrash". Metal Hammer journalist Robert Müller wrote that since the group were focussed around the guitarists John Zwetsloot and Devo Andersson there were no doubts about the technical quality, though the EP's sound was "established and all to well-known".

Cardinal sin

Cardinal Sin or cardinal sin may refer to:

  • Jaime Sin, former Archbishop of Manila
  • Seven deadly sins, often called the "cardinal sins"
  • Mortal sin (Catholicism)
  • Cardinal Sin (band), a black metal band formed in 1995
  • "Cardinal Sin", a song by Black Sabbath from their 1994 album Cross Purposes
  • "The Cardinal Sin", a song by Dead Can Dance from their 1985 album Spleen and Ideal
  • The three cardinal sins in Judaism, see Self-sacrifice under Jewish law
  • The Cardinal Sins, a novel by Andrew M. Greeley
  • Cardinal Sin , a song by the metal band " PowerWolf"
Cardinal Sin (Banksy)

Cardinal Sin is a sculpture by graffiti artist Banksy. It is a bust with its face sawn off and replaced with blank tiles. The work was unveiled at the Walker Art Gallery in 2011.

Usage examples of "cardinal sin".

She had committed the cardinal sin of falling in love, and when she saw him slip away she compounded the sin by becoming desperate.

The weakness of weapons, Virginia Vidaura had called it, and from day one in Envoy training it was considered a cardinal sin to fall into it.

If your neighbor indulges that cardinal sin of greed, you must help him to resist the error of his ways.

He also started committing the cardinal sin of flying: not fiting a flight plan.