선악과善惡果
[ seonakgwa ]
「명사」 Noun
• forbidden fruit; fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
In Christianity, the fruit of the tree placed in the Garden of Eden, eating of which was forbidden by God. According to the biblical account, Adam and Eve’s act of eating this fruit led to the Fall of humankind, bringing sin and separation from God. Symbolically, it represents disobedience to God’s command and the awakening to moral opposition between good and evil.
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
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