Seven deadly sins
The Seven deadly sins, also known as the "capital vices", were enumerated in their present form by Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century. The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines them as "capital sins which Christian experience has distinguished, following St. John Cassian and St. Gregory the Great (emphasis in the original)."
The seven deadly sins are:
- Lust - Greed for sex or for romantic partners
- Avarice - Greed for money or for possessions
- Envy - Jealousy, wanting things etc.
- Pride - Self-Importance - Vanity
- Sloth or Acedia - Laziness
- Gluttony - anxious hunger, i.e. greed for food
- Anger or Wrath - uncontrollable feelings of resentment, revenge or even denial, or perhaps caused by a mental disorder.
As you can tell, several of these sins interlink: Greed features a lot, Envy and Avarice are often confused, but Envy and Pride could also be confused. A lot of these could be could be caused by disorders in the brain: anger is the most common one, but gluttony and sloth can be caused by depression.
There also the Four Cardinal Virtues and Three Theological Virtues.
Links:
- Table contrasting sins with virtues
- Seven deadly sins FAQ: answers such questions as why the sins are "deadly"
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