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10/14/2002 10:23:07 PM · #1 |
Swash had originally posted this in reference to the 7 deadly sins...I just wanted to repost it....
<i>The Seven Deadly Sins - Yahoo Reference
pride PRONUNCIATION: AUDIO: prd KEY
NOUN:
1. A sense of one's own proper dignity or value; self-respect.
2. Pleasure or satisfaction taken in an achievement, possession, or association: parental pride.
3. Arrogant or disdainful conduct or treatment; haughtiness.
4a. A cause or source of pleasure or satisfaction; the best of a group or class: These soldiers were their
country's pride. b. The most successful or thriving condition; prime: the pride of youth.
5. An excessively high opinion of oneself; conceit.
6. Mettle or spirit in horses.
7. A company of lions. See synonyms at flock1.
8. A flamboyant or impressive group: a pride of acrobats.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
Inflected forms: prid·ed, prid·ing, prides To indulge (oneself) in a feeling of pleasure or
satisfaction: I pride myself on this beautiful garden.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old English prde, from prd, proud. See proud.
greed PRONUNCIATION: AUDIO: grd KEY
NOUN:
An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to
material wealth: âMany . . . attach to competition the stigma of selfish greedâ (Henry Fawcett).
ETYMOLOGY:
Back-formation from greedy.
envy SYLLABICATION: en·vy PRONUNCIATION: AUDIO: nv KEY
NOUN:
Inflected forms: pl. en·vies
1a. A feeling of discontent and resentment aroused by and in conjunction with desire for the possessions or
qualities of another. b. The object of such feeling: Their new pool made them the envy of their neighbors.
2. Obsolete Malevolence.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
Inflected forms: en·vied, en·vy·ing, en·vies
1. To feel envy toward.
2. To regard with envy.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English envie, from Old French, from Latin invidia, from invidus, envious, from invidre, to look at
with envy : in-, in, on; see enâ1 + vidre, to see; see weid- in Appendix I. V., from Middle English envien,
from Old French envier, from Latin invidre.
wrath PRONUNCIATION: AUDIO: rth, räth KEY
NOUN:
1. Forceful, often vindictive anger. See synonyms at anger.
2a. Punishment or vengeance as a manifestation of anger. b. Divine retribution for sin.
ADJECTIVE:
Archaic Wrathful.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old English wrththu, from wrth, angry.
lust PRONUNCIATION: AUDIO: lst KEY
NOUN:
1. Intense or unrestrained sexual craving.
2a. An overwhelming desire or craving: a lust for power. b. Intense eagerness or enthusiasm: a lust for
life.
3. Obsolete Pleasure; relish.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
Inflected forms: lust·ed, lust·ing, lusts To have an intense or obsessive desire, especially one
that is sexual.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old English, desire.
gluttony SYLLABICATION: glut·ton·y PRONUNCIATION: AUDIO: gltn- KEY
NOUN:
Inflected forms: pl. glut·ton·ies Excess in eating or drinking.
sloth PRONUNCIATION: AUDIO: slôth, slth, slth KEY
NOUN:
1. Aversion to work or exertion; laziness; indolence.
2. Any of various slow-moving, arboreal, edentate mammals of the family Bradypodidae of South and
Central America, having long hooklike claws by which they hang upside down from tree branches and feeding on leaves, buds, and fruits, especially: a. A member of the genus Bradypus, having three long-clawed toes on each forefoot. Also called ai1, three-toed sloth. b. A member of the genus Choloepus, having two toes on each forefoot. Also called two-toed sloth, unau.
3. A company of bears. See synonyms at flock1.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English slowth, from slow, slow.
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There was also a link posted for researching these sins. If you "don't get it" please check out swash's list above and also the link below.
7 Deadly Sins
I hope this helps.
~Heather~
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10/14/2002 11:08:15 PM · #2 |
woe is me!
i want to add an admonishment about two of them, as either one could be "the one" in my pic, but if i do, i'd be giving my entry away
unfortunately, some people don't equate those 2 sins what i shot, whereas the definitions for both, as stated above, would indicate otherwise
woe is me!
<duplicate post to RANT>
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