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Complete Definition of "hamartia"

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English

Etymology
From AGr. �μα��ία (hamartia), meaning error or failure. From the verb �μα��άν� hamartan�, "to miss the mark".

Noun
hamartia

  1. The fatal flaw of a literary tragic hero

#:w:Creon|Creon's main and foremost hamartia was his excessive pride.

  1. (Christian theology): sin

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Translations)

German: Hamartie, Irrtum
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Polish: Hamartia

fr:hamartia

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