seven deadly sins

British  

plural noun

1. a fuller name for the deadly sins

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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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Example Sentences

“Of the seven deadly sins, all but sloth emerge from the seduction that beckons.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2024

Gluttony is one of Christianity’s seven deadly sins.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 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

I remembered not a single one of the seven deadly sins, and, at first, could place only two of the ten commandments—the ones on filial obedience and on the Sabbath.

From The Patient Observer And His Friends by Strunsky, Simeon