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(Noun) Spiritual delusion or unawareness; usually associated with the unawareness of one's own sinfulness.

Usage: The ascetic labor of repentance is seen to be unnecessary by most people due to their current state of prelest.

prelest

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(Noun) From the Russian; this word has no equivalent in the English language. Its usage has now become common. It expresses the "spiritual delusion" or "spiritual illusion", a concept dealing with human sinfulness (i.e. the original sin)

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