In almost every list Pride is considered the original or most serious sin, and the ultimate source of all other sins. It is identified as a desire to be more important or attractive to others, failing to give credit due to others, or excessive love of self (especially holding self out of proper position toward God). Dante's definition was "love of self perverted to hatred and contempt for one's neighbour". In Jacob Bidermann's medieval miracle play, Cenodoxus, Pride is the deadliest of all the sins and leads directly to the damnation of the famed Doctor of Paris, Cenodoxus. Pride was what sparked the fall of Lucifer from Heaven, and his subsequent transformation into Satan. Vanity and Narcissism are good examples of these sins, though both imply a more empty feeling of Pride, with little to back it up. In the Divine Comedy, the penitent were forced to walk with their heads bowed while they were whipped in order to induce feelings of humility.
2007-01-05 11:40:12
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answered by Courtlyn 7
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Pride is one of the seven deadly sins, most agree Pride is the worst one. the others being Sloth, Greed, Lust, Hate and I don't know the rest.
2007-01-05 11:40:29
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answered by kel m 1
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it means having too much pride in yourself. like how you look or what you have and not going beyond that to be of service to others because your mind is always on yourself.
2007-01-05 11:42:34
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answered by Anonymous
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pride goith before the fall.
2007-01-05 11:42:20
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answered by scooprandell 7
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unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
2007-01-05 11:40:27
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answered by anything2getin 5
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Being overly proud of yourself. Too proud to accept your faults or to understand that you are in fact wrong sometimes
2007-01-05 11:39:08
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answered by Jennifer F 6
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