seven deadly sins: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: NPR - The Seven Deadly Sins. Jul 22, 2026
Add new Web site: EWTN - Deadly Sins. Jun 06, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Nightlife - The origins of the Seven Deadly Sins. Aug 21, 2025
Article revised. Jun 26, 2025
Article revised. May 27, 2025
Add new Web site: Art UK - A brief art history of the seven deadly sins. May 16, 2025
Questions and answers added. Mar 20, 2025
Add new Web site: St Francis of Assisi RC Church - The Seven Deadly Sins. Feb 06, 2025
Add new Web site: Cathedral of Christ the King - The Seven Deadly Sins. Oct 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Catholic Online - The Seven New Deadly Sins! Sep 14, 2024
Add new Web site: The British Psychological Society - The deadly sins. May 06, 2024
Add new Web site: American Psychological Association - The seven ‘deadly sins’. Mar 28, 2024
Add new Web site: The University of Oxford - TORCH - The Seven Deadly Sins and Their Antidotes. Nov 15, 2023
Added cross-references to each of the seven deadly sins. Oct 10, 2023
Add new Web site: Christianity.com - What are the Seven Deadly Sins? A Biblical Guide. Jun 25, 2023
Added a cross-reference to venial sin. Apr 21, 2023
Added a cross-reference to seven heavenly virtues. Apr 14, 2023
Added cross-reference to the Britannica article “pride.” Mar 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Psychology Today - Where Did the 7 Deadly Sins Come From? Nov 03, 2022
Add new Web site: Christianity Today - Seven Deadly Sins, One Presidential Election. Aug 12, 2022
Media added. Aug 05, 2021
Media added. Jul 13, 2021
Add new Web site: Learn Religions - The Seven Deadly Sins. Sep 11, 2019
Mentioned the corresponding seven virtues. Apr 06, 2018
New article added. Jan 21, 2010
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