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MARK OF CAIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mark of Cain mean?
• MARK OF CAIN (noun)
The noun MARK OF CAIN has 1 sense:
1. the mark that God set upon Cain now refers to a person's sinful nature
Familiarity information: MARK OF CAIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The mark that God set upon Cain now refers to a person's sinful nature
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("mark of Cain" is a kind of...):
sin; sinfulness; wickedness (estrangement from god)
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