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deadly sins
plural noun
the seven sins of pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth.
deadly sins
plural noun
theol the sins of pride, covetousness, lust, envy, gluttony, anger, and sloth
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of deadly sins1
Example Sentences
Wealth has a way of sorting relationships when one friend's opulence brings out lustful envy in the others, the deadly sins most likely to drive daggers into the gut of any platonic bond.
“Of the seven deadly sins, all but sloth emerge from the seduction that beckons.”
Gluttony is one of Christianity’s seven deadly sins.
On the surface, the story of Red Lobster’s bankruptcy is about one of the seven deadly sins: gluttony.
Each cone represents one of the seven deadly sins: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride.
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When To Use
Originating in Christian theology, the seven deadly sins are pride, envy, gluttony, greed, lust, sloth, and wrath.Pride is sometimes referred to as vanity or vainglory, greed as avarice or covetousness, and wrath as anger. Gluttony covers self-indulgent excess more generally, including drunkenness.
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