deadly sins
Pride, greed, etcetera
The deadly sins are seven moral failings identified in Christian tradition as the root of all other sins: pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth.
Also called the seven deadly sins or capital sins.
The concept appears frequently in literature and popular culture: Dante's Inferno organizes hell around the deadly sins.
Something described as a deadly sin in secular contexts is a serious error or taboo: In this office, missing a deadline is a deadly sin.
- envyResentful longing for another's
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
- lustIntense carnal appetite
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
wrath · sloth · vice · mortal soul · Hieronymus Bosch · morality plays · covetousness · religious art · Thomas Aquinas · jealousy · temptation · avarice · arrogance · anger · hubris · confession · forbidden · penance
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- sintransgression, iniquity, wickedness, evil, lust
- sinsgreed, lust, gluttony, sloth, coveting
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Four foundational ethical qualities
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Minor moral offenses
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