Unlike the other capital sins, sloth is a sin of omission, being a lack of desire and/or performance. It may arise from any of the other capital vices; for example, a son may omit his duty to his father through anger.
Sloth is a sin against God's love in that it goes so far as to refuse the joy that comes from God and to be repelled by divine goodness. It is a loss of hope in ever achieving what God wants for us: our eternal happiness.
One example of sloth is plagiarism.
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When afflicted with sloth, we run away from God's claims on us and the Lord's calling for our lives. This can take the form of both a lack of care or exertion, or a restless busyness that leaves us no time for God's demands on our life.
If the sloth is your spirit animal, it means that you are a very relaxed and easygoing person. You don't like to rush or be rushed and prefer to take things slow and steady. You're not one for drama or conflict, and you would much rather enjoy life's simple pleasures.
Play to your strengths
The sloth is a fine example of finding what you're good at and sticking with it. For the sloth and so many of us, this will be absolutely nothing. But as the sloth's existence once again proves, that does not mean you cannot find success.
Sloth not only subverts the livelihood of the body, taking no care for its day-to-day provisions but also slows down the mind, halting its attention to matters of great importance. Sloth hinders man in his righteous undertakings and becomes a path to ruin.
The person will be physically inactive and neglect what God has said. Very often, this will lead to resources being wasted. As an example, sloth is about a person not helping those in need, even though they would be able to. Sloth is one of the seven capital sins, which are also called seven deadly sins.
lazy, indolent, slothful mean not easily aroused to activity. lazy suggests a disinclination to work or to take trouble.
Sloth is a habitual disinclination to exertion. This sin is unique in that it's the only one characterized by a lack of something rather than an abundance of something. For your slothful ways, your eternal home in hell will be a pit of snakes (a pit of sloths would be better).
The punishment for the sin of sloth is to be thrown into a pit of snakes. For Trent's punishment, the Executioner stalked him while he was hunting and shot at him several times. Eventually leading him to a trap in the middle of the forest— a large hole covered by a thin cover and leaves.
When fighting sloth one must remain active in the spiritual life; anytime the temptations to sloth and spiritual lethargy begin to coat the soul like wet grey blankets, one should remove themselves immediately from the temptations by running to Christ in prayer, or by occupying themselves in some activity.
Someone who is slothful is lazy and unwilling to make an effort to work. [formal] He was not slothful: he had been busy all night. Synonyms: lazy, idle, inactive, indolent More Synonyms of slothful.
Diligence. If we assume that each of the Seven Heavenly Virtues is the opposite of one of the Seven Deadly Sins, then diligence would be the opposite of sloth.
Sloth is the Biblical term for what is more commonly referred to as “laziness.” Lazy people have an aversion to work, effort, expending energy, and pulling their share of the load.
: disinclination to action or labor : indolence. : spiritual apathy and inactivity. the deadly sin of sloth.
I believe that God can forgive all sins provided the sinner is truly contrite and has repented for his or her offenses. Here's my list of unforgivable sins: ÇMurder, torture and abuse of any human being, but particularly the murder, torture and abuse of children and animals.
Perseverance, the opposite of Sloth, is to push through difficult circumstances and overcome the odds.
In many ways, gluttony is the opposite of sloth. While some may see sloth as a distinct lack of action, gluttony is a very specific action—consumption—done to excess. And yet, many will find that despite this difference, sloth and gluttony often seem to go hand-in-hand with one another.
Sloth's Motto: Relax, Don't Do It.
Their metabolic rate is only about 40-45% of what would be typical for their body weight. Because of this specialized metabolism, sloths need to be frugal with their energy use. So, they move slowly and tend not to wander far from their small home ranges.
a·ce·di·a. n. Spiritual torpor and apathy; ennui.