seven deadly sins
Meaning
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).
Opposite of
seven virtues, capital virtues
Synonyms
Translations
sept péchés capitaux
sete pecados capitais
siete pecados capitales
sieben Todsünden
sette peccati capitali
επτά θανάσιμα αμαρτήματα
yedi ölümcül günah
set pecats capitals
septem peccata mortalia septem peccata capitalia
zeven hoofdzonden
الخطايا السبع المميتةEtymology
In summary
From Middle English dedly synnes sueyn, vij dedly synnes.
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