Phrase guide

deadly sin

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the seven deadly sins: pride (or vanity, vainglory), envy, gluttony, greed (or avarice), lust, sloth (or acedia), and wrath (or anger).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cardinal sin

Antonyms: capital virtue

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noun

Meaning 2

an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • theologians list seven mortal sins

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mortal sin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sin, sinning

Narrower terms: pride, superbia, envy, invidia, avarice, greed, covetousness, rapacity, avaritia, sloth, laziness, acedia, wrath, anger, ire, ira, gluttony, overeating, gula, lust, luxuria

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: pennbec'hed — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Catalan: pecat capital — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Czech: hlavní hřích — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Danish: dødssynd — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Dutch: hoofdzonde — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Esperanto: morta peko — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Finnish: kuolemansynti — any of the seven deadly sins
  • French: péché capital — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Galician: pecado mortal — any of the seven deadly sins
  • German: Todsünde — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Greek: θανάσιμο αμάρτημα (thanásimo amártima) — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Hungarian: főbűn — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Indonesian: dosa maut — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Irish: peaca marfach — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Italian: vizio capitale — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Italian: peccato capitale — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Latin: peccatum mortiferum — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dødssynd — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dødssynd — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Old English: hēafodsynn — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Polish: grzech śmiertelny — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Polish: grzech ciężki — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Portuguese: pecado capital — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Romanian: păcat capital — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Russian: сме́ртный грех (smértnyj grex) — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Scottish Gaelic: peacadh-bàis — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Serbo-Croatian: smrtni grijeh — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Spanish: pecado capital — any of the seven deadly sins
  • Swedish: dödssynd — any of the seven deadly sins