mortal sins
Soul-destroying spiritual offenses
Mortal sins in Catholic theology are grave offenses that sever the soul's relationship with God and, if unconfessed, condemn the sinner to hell.
The traditional seven deadly sins—pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth—are mortal when committed with full knowledge and deliberate consent.
Distinguished from venial sins, which are lesser transgressions that weaken but don't destroy the soul's grace.
The term appears in general use for any serious wrongdoing: Forgetting her birthday was a mortal sin in that household.
- slothDisinclination to exert oneself
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- act of contritionPrayer acknowledging wrongdoing
- confession boothEnclosed space for admitting sins
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Freedom from mortal sin
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