Theological Vices Flashcards
Define infidelity as contrary to the virtue of faith.
Lack of belief in the deposit of faith.
Define heresy.
Lack of belief in one or more of the doctrines of the faith.
Define apostasy.
Rejection of the faith entirely by someone already baptized.
Define blasphemy.
Denigration of something sacred by means of speech.
Define desperation as contrary to the virtue of hope.
Lack of confidence in God’s ability to aid someone or to save him.
Define presumption as contrary to the virtue of hope.
Excessive confidence in one’s own capacities beyond one’s ability to achieve some end.
Name a vice that is gravely contrary to the virtue of charity.
Hatred of God.
Define sloth.
Unwillingness to engage the arduous in order to achieve some excellence.
Define envy.
Desire to have something possessed by another in such a way that the other no longer possesses it.
Define discord.
Knowingly and intentionally dissenting from the divine good and the good of one’s neighbour.
(Refusing to seek union of wills).
Define contention.
The habit of contrariety in speech.
Define schism.
Lack of submission to the authority of the Church, especially the Pope and bishops.
Define unjust war.
The waging of battle without due cause.
Define quarrelling.
Contrariety in deeds (private war, sometimes called feuding).
Define scandal (two points).
- The drawing of another into sin.
- The placing of an impediment of the assent of faith on behalf of another.
