7 deadly sins a history.

A bit of history

The sins originate for the 4th century written by a man Evagtius who listed the 8 evil thoughts in Greek. 

• Γαστριμαργία (gastrimargia) gluttony
• Πορνεία (porneia) prostitution, fornication
• Φιλαργυρία (philargyria) avarice
• Ὑπερηφανία (hyperēphania) hubris – in the Philokalia, this term is rendered as self-esteem
• Λύπη (lypē) sadness – in the Philokalia, this term is rendered as envy, sadness at another's good fortune
• Ὀργή (orgē) wrath
• Κενοδοξία (kenodoxia) boasting
• Ἀκηδία (akēdia) acedia – in the Philokalia, this term is rendered as dejection 

In AD 590, a little over two centuries after Evagrius wrote his list, Pope Gregory I revised this list to form the more common Seven Deadly Sins, by folding(sorrow/despair/despondency) into acedia, vainglory into pride, and adding envy. 

1. luxuria (lechery/lust)
2. gula (gluttony)
3. avaritia (avarice/greed)
4. acedia (sloth/discouragement)
5. ira (wrath)
6. invidia (envy)
7. superbia (pride)

(info from Wikipedia)