Peccatophobia
[puh-key-tuh-foh-bee-uh, -kah-] /pəˌkeɪ təˈfoʊ bi ə, -ˌkɑ-/
noun, Psychiatry.
1.
an abnormal fear of sinning.
noun
a fear of sinning
Word Origin
Latin peccare ‘to sin’
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