deadly sins

plural noun

1. the seven sins of pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth.

deadly sins

plural noun

1. theol the sins of pride, covetousness, lust, envy, gluttony, anger, and sloth

Word History and Origins

Origin of deadly sins¹

1300–50; Middle English deedly synnes

Example Sentences

Gluttony is one of Christianity’s seven deadly sins.

From BBC

On the surface, the story of Red Lobster’s bankruptcy is about one of the seven deadly sins: gluttony.

From Los Angeles Times

Each cone represents one of the seven deadly sins: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride.

From Seattle Times

The world according to Fox News invariably seems to involve some combination of the following seven deadly sins:

From Salon

Seven is also a holy figure: it’s the number of sacraments and deadly sins.

From National Geographic