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- Middle English · inherited fromdedly synnes sueyn
- English todayseven deadly sins
From Middle English dedly synnes sueyn, vij dedly synnes.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The cardinal sins enumerated by medieval philosophers and theologians: pride (or vanity, vainglory), envy, gluttony, greed (or avarice), lust, sloth (or acedia), and wrath (or anger). Full definition →
From Middle English dedly synnes sueyn, vij dedly synnes.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.