seven deadly sins

seven deadly sins
The cardinal sins enumerated by in the 13th century - pride/vanity, envy, gluttony, greed/avarice, lust, sloth, wrath/anger.

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  • Seven deadly sins (disambiguation) — Seven deadly sins might refer to:In Religion* Seven deadly sins, a classification of vices used in early Christian teachingsIn Dance and Music* The Seven Deadly Sins , a 1933 ballet chanté composed by Kurt Weill, text by Bertolt Brecht and… …   Wikipedia

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  • Seven Deadly Sins — Seven Dead|ly Sins, the according to the Christian church in the Middle Ages, the seven most serious types of bad behaviour. The sins are ↑pride (=thinking you are better than other people) , ↑lechery (=too much desire for sex) , ↑envy… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • seven deadly sins — seven main measures or categories of evil in the world (Christianity) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • seven deadly sins — plural noun the sins of pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth; in 2008 supplemented by a further seven sins of polluting, genetic engineering, obscene riches, taking drugs, abortion, paedophilia, and causing social injustice …  

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