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DEADLY SIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
Example:
theologians list seven mortal sins
Synonyms:
deadly sin; mortal sin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("deadly sin" is a kind of...):
sin; sinning (an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deadly sin"):
pride; superbia (unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins))
envy; invidia (spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins))
avarice; avaritia; covetousness; greed; rapacity (reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins))
acedia; laziness; sloth (apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins))
anger; ira; ire; wrath (belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins))
gluttony; gula; overeating (eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins))
lust; luxuria (self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins))
