German edit

Etymology edit

ur- +‎ Sünde

Noun edit

Ursünde f (genitive Ursünde, plural Ursünden)

  1. (Christianity) original sin (Adam’s disobedience to God)
  2. (Christianity, rarer) original sin (state of sinfulness of all human beings)
    Synonym: Erbsünde

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • Ursünde” in Duden online
  • Ursünde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache