deadly sin
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈdɛdli sɪn/
- Formal
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pecado mortal
- According to religious teachings, wrath is categorized as a deadly sin that requires repentance.
- the seven deadly sins
- the deadly sin of pride
- the deadly sin of lust
The third deadly sin is lust.
- The third deadly sin is lust.
- Envy is one of the seven deadly sins.
- The second sacred virtue is charity, which is the opposite of the deadly sin of greed.
- And this ring is actually symbolic of, by the way of vices, of these seven deadly sins.
- Yeah, to name them pride, envy, anger, sloth, avarice, gluttony and lust are the seven deadly sins.
- But yeah, within the scheme of the seven deadly sins, there's often, you know, opposed virtues to it.
- You know, be that you know, from the perspective of gluttony or wrath or pride or any of the other seven deadly sins.
- But if you can master that and say no to the things that tempt you into laziness or sloth or any of the seven deadly sins, I guess.
- And the bulk of it is discussing something that Ivagrius also discusses, the eight capital vices, which become later the seven deadly sins.
- It's the seven deadly sins in Christianity, and then it has all the history, but and from the Greek O Roman times.
- You know, when you look at the seven deadly sins, the biggest tragedy is ego.
- So it doesn't have to be like a a real one of the the seven deadly sins or something.
- But the seminars called the five mistakes to avoid in buying a home during COVID or you know, the the seven deadly sins of trying to sell your home during COVID.
Examples
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Envy is a deadly sin, Mary!
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Envy is one of the deadly sins.
Fiction book (1993) -
Our first series, if I may say that, will be on the Seven Deadly Sins in our Times.
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Well, although the seven deadly sins are not in the Bible, the term originated with the Doctors of the Church.
Blog text (33) -
Many times it is out of jealousy or envy, which are deadly sins.
Blog text (22) -
The second deadly sin is greed, or covetousness.
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That's one of the seven deadly sins: sloth, failure to utilize your talents and gifts.
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He passes by all the writhing souls in torment paying for their deadly sins.
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Lying is considered one of the seven deadly sins that can separate us from spiritual grace.
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Many believe that greed is a deadly sin that can lead to one's downfall if not addressed.
Synonyms
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8.2
Very serious wrongdoing in Christian belief that stops God from forgiving you unless you say you are sorry
Antonyms
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: a learner who knows 'deadly' (causing death/very serious) and 'sin' (wrongdoing) will naturally infer a sin that is extremely serious or causally linked to death (understood metaphorically as spiritual death). This reading is cross-linguistically common (e.g. Spanish 'pecado mortal'), so a B1 learner who knows the parts will typically grasp the intended meaning.
Etymology
The phrase deadly sin comes from old church teaching. A sin called deadly was thought to make the soul 'dead' to God, so the phrase now means a very serious sin.