The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices or cardinal sins, suggest a classification of vices and were enumerated in their present form by Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century. Seven deadly sins - History. The seven deadly sins were first introduced by St. Gregory the Great in Moralia in Job. The sins were derived from the eight evil thoughts as described by Greek monastic theologian Evagrius of Pontus, and the eight principal vices as described by St. John Cassian. Th ...

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The seven deadly sins were first introduced by St. Gregory the Great in Moralia in Job. The sins were derived from the eight evil thoughts as described by Greek monastic theologian Evagrius of Pontus, and the eight principal vices as described by St. John Cassian. The 8 thoughts of evil as described by Evagrius are: gluttony, fornication, love of money, discontent, anger, despondency, vainglory, and pride. Evagrius saw the escalating severity as representing increasing fixation with the self, ...

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In theology, concupiscence refers to the orientation or inclination of human desire towards a partial good before any voluntary and conscious decision. It is derived from the Latin word concupiscentia. Thomas Aquinas believed there were two divisions of the sensory appetite or "sensuality": the concupiscible (pursuit/avoidance instincts) and the irascible (competition/aggression/defense instincts). With the former are associated the emotions of joy and sadness, love and hate, desire and repugnance; with the ...

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Lust is a term for an intense desire or craving, usually sexual although it is also common usage to talk of a "lust for life" or a "lust for power" or other goals. As a sexual term, lust implies a sexual desire in and of itself, an erotic arousal and wish, or intense physical or sexual attraction or craving. In this sense, it is considered a vice by Christianity, and is listed as one of the Seven deadly sins. On the other hand, many people see lust as the purest form of love. This viewpoint argues that bein ...

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Lazy can refer to: Laziness (sloth).  See also Seven deadly sins Lazy evaluation A song by Deep Purple Other related archivesDeep Purple, Laziness, Lazy evaluation, Seven deadly sins

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The human condition encompasses the totality of the experience of being human and living human lives. As mortal entities, there are a series of biologically determined events which are common to most human lives, and some which are inevitable for all. The ongoing way in which humans react to or cope with these events is the human condition. However, understanding the precise nature and scope of what is meant by ...

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(Greek αρετη; Latin virtus) Virtue is moral excellence of a man or a woman. The word is derived from the Greek arete (αρετη). As applied to humans, a virtue is a good character trait. The Latin word virtus literally means "manliness," from vir, "man" in the masculine sense; and referred originally to masculine, warlike virtues such as courage. In one of the many ironies of etymology, in English the word virtue is often used to refer to a woman's chastity. Virtue can also be meant in another way. V ...

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Japanese samurai in armour, 1860s. Photograph by Felice Beato. Bushido (Japanese: 武士道; bushidō, "way of the warrior"), is a way of life, somewhat analogous to the European concept of chivalry. It includes elements of a philosophy, except that is it generally not textual in nature, and it involves, but is not equivalent to, a code of conduct. Bushido developed between the 11th to 14th centuries and was formalized during the opening years of the Tokugawa shogunate for the members of the Samurai class. According to t ...

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Belphemon is a character from the Digimon franchise. Belphemon was the last of The Seven Great Demon Lords to be released, and of the Seven Deadly Sins, his is 'sloth' because of his laziness when in "Sleep Mode". His name and some characteristics are based on the demon Belphegor. It is said that Belphemon sleeps for a thousand years in his "Sleep Mode" and then awakens into his powerful "Rage Mode" where he wakes up . Belphemon - Evolution. Child (Rookie) - Phascomon Adult (Cha ...

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Vainglory is defined by Webster's 1913 Dictionary as excessive vanity excited by one's own performances; empty pride; undue elation of mind; vain show; boastfulness. Originally included in the 4th century greek monk Evagrius Ponticus eight deadly "passions"; however, Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century enumerated only seven deadly sins, by merging pride with vainglory. Other related archivesEvagrius Ponticus, Thomas Aquinas, deadly sins, monk, vanity

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Kindness is the act or the state of charitable behaviour to other people. It is considered to be one of the Knightly Virtues, and is a recognized value in many cultures and religions (see ethics in religion). It is considered to be one of the seven virtues, specifically the one of the Seven Contrary Virtues (direct opposites of the seven deadly sins) that is the direct opposite to envy

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Acedia is a Greek word, literally meaning caringfree. In Roman Catholicism, acedia is one of the seven deadly sins, and is defined as spiritual laziness, putting off what God asks you to do, or not doing it at all. Acedia implies the attitude of the people that go from fury to laziness in a second. Further information: Catholic Encyclopedia entry for 'sloth': [1]. St ...

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Gluttony is one of the seven deadly sins. Defined as the wasting of food, either through overindulgence (food, drink or intoxicants), the misplaced desire for food for its sensuality, or the withholding of food from the needy and also the desire to overindulge one's self. Even though gluttony is one of the original sins of our society it was at certain times accepted. This was especially true in the preliterate, tribal societies. Most physical activity done by the tribal people was in effort to produce or gather food. De

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Laziness is the lack of desire to act or work in general or to do an act or work that is expected of the person. The general tendency to do nothing, in extreme cases can verge to apathy and be a symptom of depression. What is considerered laziness varies depending on cultural/societal context and magnitude, but it is generally considered a negative quality, as in sloth (see Seven deadly sins). Laziness can be considered an exaggeration of the natural instinct to do nothing that makes people get healthy rest. Lazin ...

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Greed is a desire to obtain more money, wealth or material possessions than one needs. Greed is listed as one of the Christian seven deadly sins, usually by the synonym of avarice. Greedy individuals are often believed to be harmful to society as their motives often appear to disregard the welfare of others: if one person is to increase in wealth, somebody else must be decreasing in wealth (assuming, of course, that a market economy is a zero sum game). However, greed has become more acceptable (and the word less frequent) in Western culture, where the desire to acquire weal ...

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ActRaiser 2 is a side-scrolling platform game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System released by Enix in November 1993 and is the sequel to ActRaiser, although in storyline sequence it is actually its prequel. It tells a religious story of God's battle with Satan and his seven deadly sins, parodying the famous religious epics Paradise Lost and Dante's Inferno. ActRaiser 2 - Story. The game begins with the universe over-run with evil, with God (The Master) battling with Satan ...

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The seven capital vices or seven deadly sins suggest a classification of vices and were enumerated by Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century. The Catechism of the Catholic Church mentions them as "capital sins which Christian experience has distinguished, following St. John Cassian and St. Gregory the Great."[1] "Capital" here means that these sins stand at the head (Latin caput) of the other sins which proceed from them, e.g., t ...

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The human condition is the subject of fields of study like sociology, anthropology, and demographics. In some of the poorest parts of the world, the human condition has changed little over the centuries. In most developed countries, improvements in medicine, education, and public health have brought about marked changes in the human condition over the last few hundred years, with increases in life expectancy and demography (see demographic transition). Probably one of the largest changes has been the availability of contraception, which has changed the lives of women and attitudes to sexuality. Even then, these changes only ...

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In the year 1256 CE, the Shogunal Deputy in Kyoto, Hojo Shigetoki (1198-1261 CE) wrote a letter to his son and house elders of his clan. The letter, now known as "The Message Of Master Gokurakuji," emphasized the importance of loyalty to one's master: When one is serving officially or in the master's court, he should not think of a hundred or a thousand people, but should consider only the importance of the master. Nor should he draw the line at his own life or anything else he considers valuable. Even if the master is being phlegmatic and one goes unrecognized, he should know that he will surely have the divine protect ...

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