concept
Sin
A breach against divine or moral law in traditions that use the word. Not a universal name for every wrong.
Islam
Sin appears in Islam.
The Qur’an names dhanb, ithm, and related wrongdoing as offenses against God and neighbor. Islamic sin speech, not original-sin as inherited guilt doctrine and not crime as secular law alone.
from M.A.S. Abdel Haleem (translation) · The Qur’an, 2004 (this translation); Arabic text 7th century CE
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Dominicans
Original sin appears in Sin.
The Summa Theologica treats original sin as the inherited fracture in human nature among the questions on sin. A named original-sin in that Latin doctrine of sin, not a single act alone and not guilt as the feeling only.
from Thomas Aquinas · Summa Theologica, 1265–1274
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Theodicy appears in Sin.
The Summa Theologica argues how divine goodness stands with evil and sin in the world. A named theodicy in that Latin account of sin and permission of evil, not doubt as personal wavering alone and not fate as fixed lot.
from Thomas Aquinas · Summa Theologica, 1265–1274
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Contrition appears in Sin.
The Summa Theologica treats contrition as sorrow for sin that turns the will toward amendment among the questions on penance. A named contrition in that Latin doctrine of sin, not guilt as the burden-feeling alone and not penitence as the enacted turn alone.
from Thomas Aquinas · Summa Theologica, 1265–1274
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Acedia appears in Sin.
The Summa Theologica treats acedia as a capital vice of spiritual weariness against the divine good. A named acedia in that Latin doctrine of sin, not the animal sloth lemma and not despair as lost hope alone.
from Thomas Aquinas · Summa Theologica, 1265–1274
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Pride appears in Sin.
The Summa Theologica treats pride as the capital vice of disordered self-exaltation. A named pride in that Latin doctrine of sin, not hubris as classical overreach alone and not vainglory as empty display alone.
from Thomas Aquinas · Summa Theologica, 1265–1274
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Lust appears in Sin.
The Summa Theologica treats lust as the capital vice of disordered sexual appetite. A named lust in that Latin doctrine of sin, not love as a Lots mood and not chastity as the opposing virtue under the same id.
from Thomas Aquinas · Summa Theologica, 1265–1274
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Gluttony appears in Sin.
The Summa Theologica treats gluttony as the capital vice of disordered appetite for food and drink. A named gluttony in that Latin doctrine of sin, not temperance as the opposing measure under the same id.
from Thomas Aquinas · Summa Theologica, 1265–1274
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Wrath appears in Sin.
The Summa Theologica treats wrath as the capital vice of disordered rage. A named wrath in that Latin doctrine of sin, not anger as the bare mood alone and not cruelty as delight in harm alone.
from Thomas Aquinas · Summa Theologica, 1265–1274
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Vainglory appears in Sin.
The Summa Theologica treats vainglory as the vice of craving empty praise. A named vainglory in that Latin doctrine of sin, not pride as self-exaltation alone.
from Thomas Aquinas · Summa Theologica, 1265–1274
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Dragon is associated with Sin.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediæval Christian Art, the dragon appears as the image of Sin twined around an aureole enclosing the Evil Spirit — the dragon figures that sin.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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sources
- The Qur’an · M.A.S. Abdel Haleem (translation)
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem, The Qur’an (Oxford).
- Summa Theologica · Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica (Summa Theologiae).
- Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art · Louisa Twining
Louisa Twining, Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art.