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What does "Sloth" mean in terms of the Seven Deadly Sins?

I was looking around on a voice synthesizer band VOCALOID, and came across a series of songs called "The Seven Deadly Sins." One of the sins that one of the songs were based on was "Sloth." I was confused on what did "Sloth" meant in terms of the Seven Deadly Sins. What does "Sloth" mean? I was just curious :D thank you!

Sloth is defined as spiritual or emotional apathy, neglecting what God has spoken, and being physically and emotionally inactive. Acedia is a Latin word, from Greek ἁκηδείᾱ, meaning "Carelessness".

Sloth can also indicate a wasting due to lack of use, concerning a person, place, thing, skill, or intangible ideal that would require maintenance, refinement, or support to continue to exist.

Religious views concerning the need for one to work to support society and further God’s plan and work also suggest that, through inactivity, one invites the desire to sin. "For Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do." ("Against Idleness and Mischief" by Isaac Watts).[citation needed]

In the Philokalia the word, dejection is used instead of sloth, for the man who falls into dejection will lose interest in life.

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10 Responses to “What does "Sloth" mean in terms of the Seven Deadly Sins?”

  1. Lefty Proprietor, MMM, Inc. - c2011 on August 10th, 2011 at 10:18 am

    Laziness, procrastination.
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  2. Pastors George and Sharon on August 10th, 2011 at 10:46 am

    That’s part of Catholic doctrines of men and is not found in scripture.
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  3. Laziness. Not taking action to do something, good or bad.
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  4. Epithelium Appetence on August 10th, 2011 at 11:19 am

    Vocaloid isn’t a band, it’s a musical synthesizer.
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  5. Sloth is defined as spiritual or emotional apathy, and in the biblical sense; neglecting what God has spoken, and being physically and emotionally inactive.
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  6. I think it is laziness, lethargy
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  7. Laziness; procrastination. Along with gluttony, this one is literally deadly, as it increases your chances of heart disease.
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  8. it is like laziness, knowing if you don’t do some thing you have to do it is going to cost you.
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  9. Bottom Contributor on August 10th, 2011 at 1:40 pm

    Sloth is defined as spiritual or emotional apathy, neglecting what God has spoken, and being physically and emotionally inactive. Acedia is a Latin word, from Greek ἁκηδείᾱ, meaning "Carelessness".

    Sloth can also indicate a wasting due to lack of use, concerning a person, place, thing, skill, or intangible ideal that would require maintenance, refinement, or support to continue to exist.

    Religious views concerning the need for one to work to support society and further God’s plan and work also suggest that, through inactivity, one invites the desire to sin. "For Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do." ("Against Idleness and Mischief" by Isaac Watts).[citation needed]

    In the Philokalia the word, dejection is used instead of sloth, for the man who falls into dejection will lose interest in life.
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  10. Laziness also see photo of Barack Obama.
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