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seven deadly sins

seven deadly sins noun: the cardinal sins enumerated by medieval philosophers and theologians: pride (or vanity, vainglory), envy, gluttony, greed (or avarice), lust, sloth (or acedia), and wrath (or anger).

Noun

seven deadly sins pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The cardinal sins enumerated by medieval philosophers and theologians: pride (or vanity, vainglory), envy, gluttony, greed (or avarice), lust, sloth (or acedia), and wrath (or anger).

seven deadly sins meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Tagalog and Arabic

seven deadly sins in Hindi

the seven cardinal sins
सात घातक पाप sāt ghātak pāp

seven deadly sins in Urdu

the seven cardinal sins
سات مہلک گناہ sāt mohlik gunāh

seven deadly sins in Tagalog

the seven cardinal sins
pitong nakamamatay na kasalanan

seven deadly sins in Arabic

the seven cardinal sins
اَلْخَطَايَا السَّبْعُ الْمُمِيتَةُ al-ḵaṭāyā s-sabʕu l-mumītatu
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seven deadly sins in Persian
هفت گناه کبیره haft gonâh-e kabire
seven deadly sins in Thai
บาป ๗ ประการ bàap jèt pràgaan
seven deadly sins in Vietnamese
bảy mối tội đầu

Antonyms of seven deadly sins

Origin of seven deadly sins

From Middle English dedly synnes sueyn, vij dedly synnes.

Questions about seven deadly sins

What does seven deadly sins mean?
Seven deadly sins means the cardinal sins enumerated by medieval philosophers and theologians: pride (or vanity, vainglory), envy, gluttony, greed (or avarice), lust, sloth (or acedia), and wrath (or anger).
What is seven deadly sins in Hindi?
Seven deadly sins in Hindi is सात घातक पाप (sāt ghātak pāp). See Seven deadly sins meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is seven deadly sins?
Seven deadly sins is a noun.

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