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deadly sin

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deadly sin
n.
One of the seven sinsanger, covetousness, envy, gluttony, lust, pride, and sloththat are supposed to be fatal to one's spiritual development and progress.
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Noun1.deadly sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins"
mortal sin
sinning, sin - an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
superbia, pride - unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
invidia, envy - spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
avarice, avaritia, greed, rapacity, covetousness - reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
acedia, laziness, sloth - apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
ire, wrath, anger, ira - belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
overeating, gluttony, gula - eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
luxuria, lust - self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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Pocket-handkerchiefs of OUR calibre would be thought decidedly aristocratic; and aristocracy in Paris, just at that moment, was almost in as bad odor as it is in America, where it ranks as an eighth deadly sin, though no one seems to know precisely what it means.
Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
Do not forget the deadly sin, do not forget the appointed discovery, do not forget the appointed suffering.
Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context
Of all these countless allegories none was reiterated with more unwearied persistence than that of the Seven Deadly Sins (those sins which in the doctrine of the Church lead to spiritual death because they are wilfully committed).
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
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