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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—O

Original Sin

That corruption which is born with us, and is the inheritance of all the offspring of Adam. As Adam was the federal head of his race, when Adam fell the taint and penalty of his disobedience passed to all his posterity.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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