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seven deadly sins

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seven deadly sins
pl n
(Christian Religious Writings / Theology) a fuller name for the deadly sins


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For pride, she said with great severity, was one of the seven deadly sins, and humility and lowliness of heart were virtues.
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).
 
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