seven deadly sins

seven deadly sins, in Roman Catholic theology, the seven vices that spur other sins and further immoral behavior. First enumerated in the 6th century by St. Gregory the Great (who reigned as pope from 590 to 604) and elaborated in the 13th century by St. Thomas Aquinas, they are:

1. Pride, or vainglory
2. Greed, or covetousness
3. Lust, or inordinate or illicit sexual desire
4. Envy
5. Gluttony, which is usually understood to include drunkenness
6. Wrath, or anger
7. Sloth, or acedia