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Mark of Cain   /mɑrk əv keɪn/   Listen
Mark of Cain

noun
1.
The mark that God set upon Cain now refers to a person's sinful nature.





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"Mark of Cain" Quotes from Famous Books



... matter," he said carelessly. "She couldn't feel a greater horror of me than she does already. Do you see the mark of Cain on my ...
— The Pagans • Arlo Bates
... push had disappeared like rats into a hole, branded with murder. The ugly word hung on his tongue and paralysed his thoughts. His mind recoiled with terror as he saw where his lawless ways had carried him, feeling already branded with the mark of Cain, which the instinct of the people has singled out as the unpardonable crime, destroying the life that cannot be renewed. And suddenly he began to persuade himself that the man's injuries were not serious, that he would soon ...
— Jonah • Louis Stone
... most foul hath been committed here, By thee committed—for thy hand is red, And on thy pallid brow I see impress'd The mark of Cain.—S.M. ...
— Mark Hurdlestone - Or, The Two Brothers • Susanna Moodie


Words linked to "Mark of Cain" :   wickedness, sin, sinfulness


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