seven deadly sins
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Gluttony is one of Christianity’s seven deadly sins.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024
Each cone represents one of the seven deadly sins: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2023
Of the seven deadly sins, envy is the one you’d least expect to see in the world’s highest-ranking executives.
From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2022
He defined boredom as "ultimately about not caring for whatever is around you" and placed it among the seven deadly sins.
From Salon • Dec. 5, 2021
"I haven't retired yet; until I do I am—" "The incarnation of the seven deadly sins?"
From The Good Comrade by Betts, Anna Whelan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
