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seven deadly sins

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables
sev-en dead-ly sins
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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).

Etymology

From Middle English dedly synnes sueyn, vij dedly synnes.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

mortal sin seven dirty words

Frequently Paired Words

mortal sin seven dirty words

Antonyms

seven virtues capital virtues

Questions

What does seven deadly sins mean?
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).
Where does seven deadly sins come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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