SIN:DEFINITIONS

Definitions of Sins


Here is a list, and also the definitions of the names of the Homunculi.
Information obtained from Dictionary.com



Envy

n 1: A feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something possessed by another [syn: enviousness, the green-eyed monster]
2: Spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: invidia]
v 1: Feel envious towards; admire enviously
2: Be envious of; set one's heart on [syn: begrudge]


Gluttony

n 1: Habitual eating to excess
2: Eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: overeating, gula]


Greed

n 1: Excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves
2: Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: avarice, covetousness, rapacity, avaritia]


Lust

n 1: A strong sexual desire [syn: lecherousness, lustfulness]
2: Self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)[syn: luxuria]
v : Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for [syn: crave, hunger, thirst, starve]


Pride

n 1: A feeling of self-respect and personal worth [syn: pridefulness] [ant: humility]
2: Satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements; "he takes pride in his son's success"
3: The trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards [ant: humility]
4: Unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: superbia]
v : Be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school" [syn: plume, congratulate]


Sloth

n 1: A disinclination to work or exert yourself [syn: slothfulness]
2: Apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: laziness, acedia]


Wrath

n 1: Intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
2: Belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: anger, ire, ira]




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