Harmful patterns of character
All Vices
An alphabetical reference to harmful patterns of character.
These catalogs have no enrollment, scoring, or workbook. They are offered for reflection, not diagnosis.
| Vice and meaning | Published catalogs |
|---|---|
| Avarice: Acquisition becoming more important than fairness or the needs of others. Providing for ordinary needs and financial security is not the same pattern. | Seven Deadly Sins |
| Envy: Resentment of another person’s good fortune, with a wish to diminish it. Admiration can instead help clarify what you value. | Seven Deadly Sins |
| Gluttony: Consumption that repeatedly overrides consideration for its consequences and for others. Appetite, body size, and illness are not measures of character. | Seven Deadly Sins |
| Lust: Desire pursued with disregard for another person’s dignity, consent, or autonomy. Attraction and consensual sexuality are not equated with this harmful pattern in our editorial treatment. | Seven Deadly Sins |
| Pride: A sense of superiority that resists correction or diminishes others. Confidence and satisfaction in good work need not involve contempt. | Seven Deadly Sins |
| Sloth: Persistent avoidance of a worthwhile action that one is able to undertake. Rest, disability, exhaustion, and illness must not be interpreted as moral failure. | Seven Deadly Sins |
| Wrath: Anger turned toward disproportionate retaliation or cruelty. Feeling anger or objecting to injustice does not itself establish a vice. | Seven Deadly Sins |