The seven deadly sins...

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* Greed
* Envy
* Lust
* Pride
* Sloth
* Gluttony
* Anger

Greed is the desire for material wealth or gain, ignoring the realm of the spiritual. It is also called Avarice or Covetousness.

Envy is the desire for others' traits, status, abilities, or situation.

Lust is an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body.

Pride is excessive belief in one's own abilities, that interferes with the individual's recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all others arise. Pride is also known as Vanity.

Sloth is the avoidance of physical or spiritual work.

Gluttony is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires.

Anger is manifested in the individual who spurns love and opts instead for fury. It is also known as Wrath.

In the late 6th century, Pope Gregory the Great aggregated, changed and ranked the seven sins. His ranking of the Sins' seriousness was based on the degree from which they offended against love. It was, from most serious to least: pride, envy, anger, sadness, avarice, gluttony, and lust.

According to The Picture Book of Devils, Demons and Witchcraft, by Ernst and Johanna Lehner, each of the Sins was associated with a specific punishment in Hell:

Pride Broken on the wheel
Envy Placed in freezing water
Anger Dismembered alive Bear Red
Sloth Thrown in snake pits
Greed Placed in cauldrons of boiling oil
Gluttony Forced to eat rats, toads, and snakes
Lust Smothered in fire and brimstone


In contrast by the 20th centry Mohandas Karamachand Gandhi, one of the most influential figures in modern social and political activism, considered these traits to be the most spiritually perilous to humanity.

Wealth without Work
Pleasure without Conscience
Science without Humanity
Knowledge without Character
Politics without Principle
Commerce without Morality
Worship without Sacrifice