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Definition of deadly sin noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deadly sin

noun

/ˌdedli ˈsɪn/

/ˌdedli ˈsɪn/

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(in Christian tradition) one of the seven actions for which you can go to hell
- Greed is one of the seven deadly sins.
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