7 Deadly Sins: As Defined in Dante’s Inferno

7 Deadly Sins As Defined in Dante's Inferno Envy Wrath Envy (Latin, invidia) is characterized by an Wrath (Latin, ira), also known as "rage", may be insatiable desire. Envy is similar to jealousy in described as inordinate and uncontrolled that they both feel discontent towards feelings of hatred and anger. someone's traits, status, abilities, or rewards. Lust Greed Lust or lechery Greed (as seen by (carnal "luxuria") is an intense desire. It is 01 usually thought of as excessive sexual want; 02 the church) is applied to a very excessive or rapacious desire and pursuit of material however, the word was possessions. Greed is a sin 07 originally a general term for against God, just as all desire. Therefore lust mortal sins, in as much as 03 could involve the intense man condemns things desire of money, food, eternal for the sake of fame, or power as well. temporal things. 06 04 Gluttony 05 Sloth Derived from the Latin gluttire, meaning to gulp down or swallow, gluttony (Latin, gula) is the over-indulgence and over-consumption of anything to the point of waste. In Christianity, it is considered a sin if the excessive Sloth (Latin, Socordia) can entail different vices. While sloth is Pride sometimes defined as physical In almost every list, pride is considered the original and most serious of the seven deadly sins, and the source of the others. It is laziness, spiritual laziness is emphasized. Failing to develop spiritually is key to becoming guilty of sloth. In the Christian faith, sloth rejects grace and desire for food causes it to be withheld from the needy. identified as believing that one is essentially better than others, failing to acknowledge the accomplishments of others, and excessive admiration of the personal self God.