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seven deadly sins
seven deadly sins
Widely known in the Middle Ages as sins that lead to damnation. They are: pride, covetousness (greed), lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth. (See mortal sin/venial sin.)
Example Sentences
“Of the seven deadly sins, all but sloth emerge from the seduction that beckons.”
Gluttony is one of Christianity’s seven deadly sins.
On the surface, the story of Red Lobster’s bankruptcy is about one of the seven deadly sins: gluttony.
Each cone represents one of the seven deadly sins: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride.
The common thread running through all seven deadly sins is the evocation of fear and envy, fear that the powers that be — often described as "liberal elites" — are threatening “our” freedom or otherwise trying to control us, and envy that these same shadowy forces help and support everyone else but “us.”
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