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total depravity

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A doctrine, one of the Five Points of Calvinism, that all human action is tainted by original sin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: Christianity, lifestyle, religion, theology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pervasive depravity, radical corruption

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the Calvinist doctrine that everyone is born in a state of corruption as a result of original sin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: theological doctrine

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: depravación total — Calvinist doctrine
  • Bulgarian: всеобща поквареност (vseobšta pokvarenost) — Calvinist doctrine
  • Bulgarian: пълна греховност (pǎlna grehovnost) — Calvinist doctrine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 全然敗壞 /全然败坏 (quánrán bàihuài) — Calvinist doctrine
  • Danish: fuldstændigt forfald — Calvinist doctrine
  • Esperanto: kompleta depravacio — Calvinist doctrine
  • Esperanto: totala koruptado — Calvinist doctrine
  • Estonian: täielik rikutus — Calvinist doctrine
  • Finnish: täydellinen turmelus — Calvinist doctrine
  • French: corruption totale — Calvinist doctrine
  • French: dépravation totale — Calvinist doctrine
  • German: Verfalleness — Calvinist doctrine
  • German: völlige Verderbtheit — Calvinist doctrine
  • German: völlige Unfähigkeit — Calvinist doctrine
  • Icelandic: algjör spilling — Calvinist doctrine
  • Indonesian: kerusakan total — Calvinist doctrine
  • Italian: depravazione totale — Calvinist doctrine
  • Korean: 전적 부패 (jeonjeok bupae) — Calvinist doctrine
  • Malay: kerosakan total — Calvinist doctrine
  • Norwegian: totalt syndeforderv — Calvinist doctrine
  • Occitan: corrupcion totala — Calvinist doctrine
  • Persian: تباهی کامل — Calvinist doctrine
  • Polish: całkowite zepsucie — Calvinist doctrine
  • Polish: całkowita niezdolność — Calvinist doctrine
  • Portuguese: depravação total — Calvinist doctrine
  • Scottish Gaelic: truailleachd iomlan — Calvinist doctrine
  • Spanish: depravación total — Calvinist doctrine
  • Thai: ความเสื่อมทรามโดยสิ้นเชิง — Calvinist doctrine
  • Urdu: آدم کی فطرت کا مکمل بگاڑ — Calvinist doctrine
  • Vietnamese: sa ngã toàn diện — Calvinist doctrine
  • Welsh: llygriad llwyr — Calvinist doctrine