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seven deadly sins

British  

plural noun

  1. a fuller name for the deadly sins

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

seven deadly sins Cultural  
  1. 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.)


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Gluttony is one of Christianity’s seven deadly sins.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024

On the surface, the story of Red Lobster’s bankruptcy is about one of the seven deadly sins: gluttony.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2024

Each cone represents one of the seven deadly sins: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2023

Of the seven deadly sins, envy is the one you’d least expect to see in the world’s highest-ranking executives.

From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2022

"You both talk as if prayin' was one of the seven deadly sins," he said.

From The Romance of a Christmas Card by Hunt, Alice Ercle

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