Tuesday 1st April 2025
    Difficulty: Hard

    Seven Deadly Sins (Quiz #865)

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    The seven deadly sins are a group of major vices within the teachings of Christianity. The seven deadly sins in the Roman Catholic Church are pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, and sloth. 

    1. How many of the seven deadly sins are also collective nouns for animals?

    2. The medieval church leader St Thomas Aquinas defined five forms of gluttony: Laute; Studiose; Nimis; Praepropere; and Ardenter. What is the meaning of "Laute"?

    3. There are other, historical, sins that aren't included in the list of seven. For example, what is "acedia"?

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