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deadly sins
dead·ly sins


plural noun 
Definition:
 
sins leading to damnation: according to some Christian beliefs, the sins that lead to damnation, specifically the seven deadly sins of anger, avarice, envy, gluttony, lechery, pride, and sloth
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