Seven deadly sins
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The seven deadly sins function as a grouping of major vices within the teachings of Christianity. They are not explicitly listed in the Bible but developed within early Christian theological tradition
Hieronymus Bosch's The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things
The Holy Spirit and the Seven Deadly Sins. Folio from Walters manuscript W.171 (15th century)
An allegorical image depicting the human heart subject to the seven deadly sins, each represented by an animal (clockwise: toad = avarice; snake = envy; lion = wrath; snail = sloth; pig = gluttony; goat = lust; peacock = pride)
Still life: Excess (Albert Anker, 1896)
Sloth (deadly sin)
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Sloth is one of the seven deadly sins in Catholic teachings. It is the most difficult of the seven deadly sins to define and credit as sin, since it refers to an assortment of ideas, dating from antiq
Seven deadly sins
…on various biblical passages. In the standard list, the seven deadly sins according to the Catholic Church are pride, envy, wrath, gluttony, lust, sloth, and greed. In Catholicism, the classification of deadly sins into a group of seven originated with Tertullian and continued with Evagrius Ponticus…
Acedia in The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things, by Hieronymus Bosch.
Faith, Hope and Love, as portrayed by Mary Lizzie Macomber (1861–1916)