Lust is usually thought of as excessive thoughts or desires of a sexual nature. Aristotle's criterion was excessive love of others,
which therefore rendered love and devotion to God as secondary. In Dante's "Inferno", unforgiven souls of the sin of lust are blown about in restless
hurricane like winds symbolic of their own lack of self control to their lustful passions in earthly life.

Like greed, Envy may be characterized by an insatiable desire; they differ, however, for two main reasons.
First, greed is largely associated with material goods, where as envy may apply more generally.
Second, those who commit the sin of envy resent that another person has something they perceive themselves as lacking,
and wish the other person to be deprived of it.
In almost every list Pride, or hubris, is considered the original and most serious of the seven deadly sins,
and indeed the ultimate source from which the others arise. It is identified as a desire to be more important or attractive than others,
failing to acknowledge the good work of others, and excessive love of self .

Wrath, also known as anger or "rage", may be described as inordinate and uncontrolled feelings of hatred and anger.
Anger, in its purest form, presents with self destructiveness, violence, and hate that may provoke feuds that can go on for centuries.
Anger may persist long after the person who did another a grievous wrong is dead.
Gradually, the focus came to be on the consequences of acedia, rather than the cause, and so,
by the 17th century, the exact deadly sin referred to was believed to be the failure to utilize one's talents and gifts.
In practice, it came to be closer to sloth than acedia.

Derived from the Latin gluttire, meaning to gulp down or swallow, gluttony is the over-indulgence and over-consumption of anything
to the point of waste. In the Christian religions, it is considered a sin because of the excessive desire for food, or its withholding from the needy.
Depending on the culture, it can be seen as either a vice or a sign of status.

Greed, also known as avarice or covetousness, is, like lust and gluttony, a sin of excess.
However, greed is applied to a very excessive or rapacious desire and pursuit of wealth, status, and power.

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