Philosophy

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Other names for which the seven deadly sins are known

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Capital vices or Cardinal sins

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What Lust in the seven deadly sins refer to

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Intense desire; It's usually thought of as an excessive sexual wants; however, the word was originally a general term of desire. Therefore it is also regarded as the intense desire of money or power.

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In Dante's Purgatorio what type of sufferings does the penitent undergo?

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The penitent walks within flames to purge himself of lustful/sexual thoughts and feelings. Unforgiven souls of the sin of lust are blown about in restless hurricane-like winds symbolic o their own lack of self-control to their lustful passions in earthly life.

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What does Gluttony mean?

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To gulp down or swallow (latin: gula). It is the over indulgence and over consumption of anthing to the point of waste.
It is considered a sin because of the excessive desire for food thus withholding from the needy. Because of these scripts, gluttony can be interpreted as selfishness. Thomas Aquinas to a more expansive view of gluttony arguing that it could also include an obsessive anticipation of meals. and the constant eating of delicacies and costly foods.

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Thomas Aquinas a Medieval Church Leader prepared six ways to commit gluttony, which are:

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Praepropere - eating too soon.
Laute - eating to expensively.
Nimis - eating too much.
Ardenter - eating to eagerly
Studiose - eating to daintily.
Forente - eating wildly

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What is greed

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It is a sin of excess like gluttony and lust. According to the church, greed is excessive or rapacious desire and pursuit of material possessions. Thomas Aquinas thought that greed is a sin against God, just as all mortal sins, in as much as
wrote, "Greed is a sin against God, just as all mortal sins, in as much as man condemns things eternal for the sake of temporal things." In Dante's Purgatory, the penitents were bound and laid face down on the ground for having concentrated too much on earthly thoughts. Scavenging[citation needed] and hoarding of materials or objects, theft and robbery, especially by means of violence, trickery, or manipulation of authority are all actions that may be inspired by greed. Such misdeeds can include simony, where one attempts to purchase or sell sacraments, including Holy Orders and, therefore, positions of authority in the Church hierarchy.
As defined outside of Christian writings, greed is an inordinate desire to acquire or possess more than one needs, especially with respect to material wealth.[16]

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What is another name for greed.

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Avacitia

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What is sloth

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Sloth (Latin, Socordia) can entail different vices. While sloth is sometimes defined as physical laziness, spiritual laziness is emphasized. Failing to develop spiritually is key to becoming guilty of sloth. In the Christian faith, sloth rejects grace and God.
Sloth has also been defined as a failure to do things that one should do. By this definition, evil exists when good men fail to act.
Over time, the "acedia" in Pope Gregory's order has come to be closer in meaning to sloth. The focus came to be on the consequences of acedia rather than the cause, and so, by the 17th century, the exact deadly sin referred to was believed to be the failure to utilize one's talents and gifts.[citation needed] Even in Dante's time there were signs of this change; in his Purgatorio he had portrayed the penance for acedia as running continuously at top speed.

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What is wrath

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Wrath (Latin, ira), also known as "rage", may be described as inordinate and uncontrolled feelings of hatred and anger. Wrath, in its purest form, presents with self-destructiveness, violence, and hate that may provoke feuds that can go on for centuries. Wrath may persist long after the person who did another a grievous wrong is dead. Feelings of anger can manifest in different ways, including impatience, revenge, and vigilantism.
Wrath is the only sin not necessarily associated with selfishness or self-interest, although one can of course be wrathful for selfish reasons, such as jealousy (closely related to the sin of envy). Dante described vengeance as "love of justice perverted to revenge and spite". In its original form, the sin of anger also encompassed anger pointed internally as well as externally. Thus suicide was deemed as the ultimate, albeit tragic, expression of hatred directed inwardly, a final rejection of God's gifts.[citation needed]

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What is pride

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In almost every list, pride (Latin, superbia), or hubris (Greek), is considered the original and most serious of the seven deadly sins, and the source of the others. It is identified as a desire to be more important or attractive than others, failing to acknowledge the good work of others, and 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 titulary famed Parisian doctor. In perhaps the best-known example, the story of Lucifer, pride (his desire to compete with God) was what caused his fall from Heaven, and his resultant transformation into Satan. In Dante's Divine Comedy, the penitents were forced to walk with stone slabs bearing down on their backs to induce feelings of humility.

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What is envy

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Like greed and lust, Envy (Latin, invidia) is characterized by an insatiable desire. Envy is similar to jealousy in that they both feel discontent towards someone's traits, status, abilities, or rewards. The difference is the envious also desire that entity and covet it.
Envy can be directly related to the Ten Commandments, specifically, "Neither shall you desire... anything that belongs to your neighbour." Dante defined this as "a desire to deprive other men of theirs". In Dante's Purgatory, the punishment for the envious is to have their eyes sewn shut with wire because they have gained sinful pleasure from seeing others brought low. Aquinas described envy as "sorrow for another's good".[17]

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What is character?

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The settled set of dispositions or habits of thinking, feeling and acting that make you who you are. It is determined by how much wisdom and virtue you have in your life.

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What is wisdom

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Is a form of understanding, an understanding of how we ought to live.

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What is virtue

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The habit or disposition of acting in accordance with wisdom.
Remember the Japanese proverb: Wisdom and virtue are the two wheels of a cart. f

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Morality is a skilled behavior

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Very true.

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Can goodness be thought

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According to Philosophy for Dummies (page: 120) Yes. but morality can be more often caught than thought. We become like the people we are around.

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The test of character

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Dates back from Plato: The magic ring; the ring of Gyges when you put it on, you become invisible. What would you do?

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What is the test of action

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There are four types;
The publicity test,
the mentor test,
The role model test,
The mirror test:

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Can goodness be thought

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Goodness can be thought. And it can be conveyed. Any culture that wants to survive had better get the message.