deadly sin

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolpecado capital

Françaispéché capital

DeutschTodsünde

16 more languages

Bosanskismrtni greh smrtni grijeh смртни грехсмртни гријех

Češtinasmrtelný hřích

Suomikuolemansynti

Gaeilgepeaca marfach

Hrvatskismrtni greh smrtni grijeh смртни грехсмртни гријех

Bahasa Indonesiadosa maut

Italianopeccato capitale vizio capitale

日本語大罪

Nederlandshoofdzonde

Polskigrzech ciężki grzech główny grzech śmiertelny

Portuguêspecado capital

Românăpăcat capital

Русскийсме́ртный грех

Српскиsmrtni greh smrtni grijeh смртни грехсмртни гријех

Svenskadödssynd

Examples

“There are deadly sins from which God's people may recover ⟳. A man may even communicate unworthily, and yet, so be it he sin not against the Holy Ghost, he may find ⟳ forgiveness.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

deadman deadman's brake deadmelt deadname deadnamer Deadness

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