He committed the cardinal sin of forgetting their anniversary.
English dictionary. 2014.
Cardinal sin — may refer to *Jaime Sin, the former Archbishop of Manila; *Cardinal Sin (band), a black metal band formed in 1995; *Seven deadly sins, often called the Cardinal sins ; * The Three Cardinal Sins , in Judaism (see Self sacrifice under Jewish law);… … Wikipedia
cardinal sin — cardinal sins N COUNT If you describe an action as a cardinal sin, you are indicating that some people strongly disapprove of it. I committed the physician s cardinal sin: I got involved with my patients … English dictionary
cardinal sin — n 1.) informal something bad or stupid that you must avoid doing ▪ politicians who commit the cardinal sin of ignoring public opinion 2.) a serious ↑sin in the Christian religion … Dictionary of contemporary English
cardinal sin — noun count 1. ) HUMOROUS something that is considered to be bad or wrong so that you must not do it: He committed the cardinal sin of forgetting their anniversary. 2. ) something that the Christian religion says is bad so you must not do it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cardinal sin — /kadənəl ˈsɪn/ (say kahduhnuhl sin) noun 1. a serious moral lapse involving the loss of one of the cardinal virtues. 2. Colloquial (humorous) a misbehaviour of some kind, classed as serious in nature: in our house it is a cardinal sin to get up… …
cardinal sin — noun (C) 1 informal something bad or stupid that you must avoid doing: the cardinal sin of ignoring public opinion 2 a serious sin 1 (1) in the Christian religion … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cardinal sin — noun any of the seven deadly sins. ↘chiefly humorous a serious error of judgement: he committed the cardinal sin of criticizing his teammates … English new terms dictionary
Cardinal Sin (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Cardinal Sin Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Gothenburg, Sweden Genre = Melodic black metal Blackened death metal Years active = 1995 1996, 2003 2006 Label = Wrong Again… … Wikipedia
cardinal sin — noun A mortal sin, deadly sin … Wiktionary
cardinal sin — … Useful english dictionary
