according to the Christian church in the Middle Ages, the seven most serious types of bad behaviour. The sins are PRIDE (= thinking you are better than other people), LECHERY (= too much desire for sex), ENVY (= disliking someone because they have things that you want and do not have), anger, COVETOUSNESS (= wanting someone else's wealth or possessions), GLUTTONY (= eating too much), and SLOTH (= laziness) .
a group of seven very small men in the FAIRY TALESNOW WHITE . In the Walt Disney film of the story their names are Doc, Grumpy, Sleepy, Bashful, Happy, Sneezy, and Dopey.
seven ancient structures which were considered to be the most interesting and impressive things in the world made by ancient peoples. These were the PYRAMID s of Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the STATUE of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the MAUSOLEUM (= building where people are buried) at Halicarnassus, the COLOSSUS OF RHODES, and the Pharos (a LIGHTHOUSE ) at Alexandria.
a war fought in Europe, North America, and India between 1756 and 1763. The war was about French and English COLONIES, and also Austria and Prussia wanting to control Europe. As a result of the war, France lost most of its land in India and the US to Britain, and Prussia became a leading European power under Frederick II.