The Seven Deadly Sins and the Seven Contrary Virtues of Christianity
seven deadly sins
The Seven Deadly Sins
Seven sins that are in themselves sins and at the same time are the root of 'all sins that a person commits according to his own will' (peccatum proprium). That is, pride (arrogance, being haughty and despising others), avarice (stinginess, being timid and niggardly in one's actions), lust (being enslaved to sexual desire and unable to see things correctly), wrath (being overcome with anger and raging furiously), gluttony (greedily coveting food or wealth and eating and drinking to excess), envy (envying those who are superior), and sloth (being lazy and not diligent) are the seven deadly sins. These are regarded as the source that makes people commit sin, and so they are also called the origin of sin (罪源). (⇒) sin
Pride
Avarice
Envy
Wrath
Lust
Gluttony
Sloth
Seven contrary virtues
The Seven Contrary Virtues
A concept opposed to the seven deadly sins, it originated with Aurelius Prudentius Clemens, a Christian poet from the ancient Roman province of Spain, who set them against the seven deadly sins in his work Psychomachia; Pope Gregory I also arranged the seven contrary virtues in this way.
Humility
Charity
Kindness
Patience
Chastity
Temperance
Diligence