seven deadly sins
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English dedly synnes sueyn, vij dedly synnes.
Noun
[edit]seven deadly sins pl (plural only)
- (Catholicism) The cardinal sins enumerated by medieval philosophers and theologians: pride (or vanity, vainglory), envy, gluttony, greed (or avarice), lust, sloth (or acedia), and wrath (or anger).
- Antonyms: seven virtues, capital virtues
Translations
[edit]the seven cardinal sins
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