| 单词 | mortal sin |
| 释义 | mortal sin (once / 5258 pages) n WORD FAMILY mortal sin: mortal sins USAGE EXAMPLESAnd there are certain figures so deified that criticizing them counts as a mortal sin. Seattle Times(Nov 05, 2016) “Verbal attacks against our country and absolutely groundless accusations of all mortal sins against Russia,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday, “ . . . disagrees with reality.” Washington Post(Sep 29, 2016) Bora now realized that he must either commit mortal sin and save the lady, or refuse to commit it and let her die. T. H. White, The Once and Future King(1958) n an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace theologians list seven mortal sins Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper deadly sin venial sin a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace pride, superbia unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins) envy, invidiaspite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins) avarice, avaritia, covetousness, greed, rapacityreprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) acedia, laziness, slothapathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) anger, ira, ire, wrathbelligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) gluttony, gula, overeatingeating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins) lust, luxuriaself-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins) arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordlinessoverbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors sin, sinning an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will |
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