Conference yukon::christian_v7

PRIDE is putting self in the place of God as the center and objective of
  our life, or of some department thereof.  It is the refusal to recognize
  our status as creatures, dependent on God for our existence, and placed
  by him in a specific relationship to the rest of his creation.

 Irreverence.  Deliberate neglect of the worship of God every Sunday in
  his Church, or being content with a perfunctory participation in it. 
  Disregard of other Holy Days or of additional opportunities for giving
  God honor.  Failure to thank God or to express our gratitude adequately.

  Disrespect for God or holy things by deliberately treating them, in
  thought, word, or deed, in a profane, contemptuous or over-familiar
  manner.  Use of holy things for personal advantage, or the attempt to
  bribe or placate God by religious practices or promises.

 Sentimentality.  Being satisfied with pious feelings and beautiful
  ceremonies without striving to obey God's will.

 Presumption.  Dependence on self rather than on God, with the consequent
  neglect of the means of grace -- sacraments and prayer.  Dispensation
  of ourselves from ordinary duties on the grounds that we are superior
  persons.  Satisfaction or complacency over our spiritual acheivements. 
  Refusal to avoid, when possible, immediate occasions of temptation. 
  Preference for our own ideas, customs, schemes, or techniques.  Foolish
  optimism.

  Failure to recognize our job as a divine vocation, or to offer our work
  to God.  Unwillingness to surrender to and abide in Christ, to let him
  act in and through us.  Failure to offer to God regularly in intercession
  the persons or causes that have, or should enlist our interest and support.

 Distrust.  Refusal to recognize God's wisdom, providence, and love.  Worry,
  anxiety, misgivings, scrupulosity, or perfectionism.  Attempts to discern
  or control the future by spiritualism, astrology, fortune-telling or the
  like.  Magic or superstition.

  Over-sensitiveness.  Expectation that others will dislike, reject, or
  mistreat us; over-readiness so to interpret their attitude, or quickness
  to take offense.  Unfounded suspicions.

  Timidity in accepting responsibility, or cowardice in facing difficulty
  or suffering.  Surrender to feelings of depression, gloom, pessimism,
  discouragement, self-pity, or fear of death, instead of fighting to be
  brave, cheerful, and hopeful.

 Disobedience.  Rejection of God's known will in favor of our own interests
  or pleasures.  Disobedience of the legitimate (and therefore divinely
  ordained) laws, regulations, or authority of the Church, state, husband,
  parents, teachers, etc.; or slow and reluctant obedience.  Failure when
  in authority to fulfil responsibilities or to consider the best interests
  of those under us.

  Refusal to learn God's nature or will as revealed in Scripture, expounded
  in instructions or expert advice, or discernible through prayer, meditation,
  or the reading of religious books.  Absorption in our own affairs, leaving
  little time, energy, or interest for the things of God.

  Violation of confidence.  Breaking of legitimate promises or contracts.
  Irresponsibility.  Treachery.  Unnecessary disappointment of another,
  or the causing of shame or anxiety to those who love us.

 Impenitence.  Refusal to search out and face up to our sins, or to confess
  and admit them before God.  Disregard of our sins or pretense that we
  are better than we are.  Self-justification or discounting our sins as
  insignificant, natural, or inevitable.  Self-righteous comparison of
  ourselves with others.

  Refusal to accept just punishment or to make due reparation when possible.
  Deceit or lying to escape the consequences of our sins, or allowing
  another to suffer the blame for our faults.  Overcompensation or attempts
  at self-reform or self-vengeance, to avoid surrender to God in humble
  penitence.

  Shame (hurt pride), sorrow for ourselves because our sins make us less
  respectable than we like to think we are, or because we fear punishment
  or injury to our reputation, rather than sorrow for what sin is in the
  eyes of God.  Refusal to admit we were in the wrong or to apologize. 
  Refusal to accept forgiveness from God or others.  Doubt that God can
  forgive our sins, or failure to use the means of getting assurance of
  his forgiveness when we need it.  Unwillingness to forgive ourselves.

 Vanity.  Crediting to ourselves rather than to God our talents, abilities,
  insights, accomplishments, good works.  Refusal to admit indebtedness to
  others, or adequately to express gratitude for their help.  Hypocrisy.
  Pretense to virtues we do not possess.  False humility.  Harsh judgments
  on others for faults we excuse in ourselves.

  Boasting, exaggeration, drawing attention to ourselves by talking too
  much, by claiming ability, by eccentric or ostentation behaviour. 
  Undue concern over, or expenditure of time, money, or energy on looks,
  dress, surroundings, etc., in order to impress others; or deliberate
  slovenliness for the same purpose.  Seeking, desiring, or relishing
  flattery or compliments.

 Arrogance.  Insisting that others conform to our wishes, recognize our
  leadership, accept  our own estimate of our worth.  Being overbearing,
  argumentative, opinionated, obstinate.

 Snobbery.  Pride over race, family, position, personality, education,
  skill, achievements, or possesions.

ANGER is open rebellion against God or our fellow creatures.  Its purpose
  and desire is to eliminate any obstacle to our self-seeking, to retaliate
  against any threat to our security, to avenge any insult or injury to
  our person.

 Resentment.  Refusal to discern, accept, or fulfil God's vocation. 
  Dissatisfaction with the talents, abilities, or opportunities he has
  given us.  Unwillingness to face up to difficulties or sacrifices. 
  Unjustified rebellion or complaint at the circumstances of our lives. 
  Escape from reality or the attempt to force our will upon it. 
  Transference to God, to our parents, to society, or to other
  individuals of the blame for our maladjustment; hatred of God, or
  antisocial behaviour.  Cynicism.  Annoyance at the contrariness of
  things; profanity or grumbling.

 Pugnacity.  Attack upon another in anger.  Murder in deed or desire.
  Combativeness or nursing of grudges.  Injury to another by striking,
  cursing, or insulting him; or by damaging his reputation or property. 
  Quarrelsomeness, bickering, contradiction, nagging, rudeness, or
  snubbing.

 Retaliation.  Vengeance for wrongs real or imagined, or the plotting
  thereof.  Harsh or excessive punishment.  Hostility, sullenness or
  rash judgment.  Refusal to forgive, or to offer or accept reconciliation.
  Unwillingness to love, to do good to, or to pray for enemies.  Boycotting
  or ostracizing another for selfish reasons.  Spoiling others' pleasure
  by uncooperativeness or disdain, because we have not got our way, or
  because we feel out of sorts or superior.

ENVY is dissatisfaction with our place in God's order of creation,
  manifested in begrudging his gifts and vocation to others.

 Jealousy.  Offense at the talents, success or good fortune of others. 
  Selfish or unnecessary rivalry or competition.  Pleasure at others'
  difficulties or distress.  Belittling others.

 Malice.  Ill-will, false accusations, slander, backbiting.  Reading
  false motives into others' behaviour.  Initiation, collection, or
  retailing of gossip.  Arousing, fostering or organizing antagonism
  against others.  Unnecessary criticism, even when true.  Deliberate
  annoyance of others, teasing or bullying.

 Contempt.  Scorn of another's virtue, ability, shortcomings, or failings.
  Prejudice against those we consider inferior, or who consider us
  inferior, or who seem to threaten our security or position.  Ridicule
  of persons, institutions, or ideals.

COVETOUSNESS is the refusal to respect the integrity of other creatures,
  expressed in the inordinate accumulation of material things; in the
  use of other persons for our personal advantage; or in the quest for
  status, power, or security at their expense.

 Inordinate Ambition.  Pursuit of status, power, influence, reputation,
  or possessions at the expense of the moral law, of other obligations,
  or of the rights of others.  Ruthless or unfair competition.  Putting
  self or family first.  Conformity to standards we recognize as wrong
  or inadequate in order to get ahead.  Intrigue or conspiracy for
  self-advancement.

 Domination.  Seeking to use or possess others.  Overprotection of children; 
  refusal to correct or punish lest we lose their affection; insistence
  that they conform to our ideal for them contrary to their own vocation.
  Imposing our will on others by force, guile, whining, or refusal to
  cooperate.  Over-readiness to advise or command; abuse of authority. 
  Patronizing, pauperizing, putting others under a debt of gratitude, or
  considering ourselves ill-used when others' affection or compliance is
  not for sale.

  Respect of persons, favoritism, partiality, flattery, fawning, or
  bribery to win support or affection.  Refusal to uphold the truth to
  fulfil duties, to perform good acts, or to defend those wrongfully
  attacked, because we fear criticism or ridicule, or because we seek to
  gain the favor or approval of others.  Leading, tempting, or encouraging
  another to sin.

 Avarice.  Inordinate pursuit of wealth or material things.  Theft,
  dishonesty, misrepresentation, or sharing in stolen goods.  Cheating
  in business, taxes, school, or games.  Making worldly success the goal
  of our life or the standard for judging others.

 Prodigality.  Waste of natural resources or personal possessions. 
  Extravagance or living beyond our income, to impress others or to
  maintain status.  Failure to pay debts.  Gambling more than we can
  afford to lose, or to win unearned profits.  Unnecessary borrowing
  or carelessness with others' money.  Expenditure on self of what is
  needed for the welfare of others.

 Penuriousness.  Undue protection of wealth or security.  Selfish
  insistence on vested interests or on claimed rights.  Refusal to
  support or help those who have a claim on us.  Sponging on others. 
  Stinginess.  Failure to give due proportion of our income to Church
  and charity, or of our time and energy to good works.  Failure to pay
  pledges promised to the Church or charities, when able to do so.

GLUTTONY is the overindulgence of natural appetites for food and drink,
  and by extension the inordinate quest for pleasure or comfort.

 Intemperence.  Overindulgence in food, drink, smoking, or other physical
  pleasures.  Fastidiousness, fussiness, demanding excessively high
  standards, or dilettantism.  Condemnation of some material things or
  pleasures as evil in themselves, attempting to prohibit their use
  rather than their abuse.

 Lack of Discipline.  Negligence in keeping the days of fasting or
  abstinence, or failure to use other needed means of self-discipline. 
  Neglect of bodily health -- not getting sufficient rest, recreation,
  exercise, or wholesome nourishment.  Failure to use or to cooperate
  with available medical care when ill.  Use of sickness as a means of
  escape from responsibilities.

LUST is the misuse of sex for personal gratification, debasing it from
  the holy purpose for which God has given it to us.

 Unchastity.  Violation of the Church's marriage laws.  Lack of
  consideration for one's partner in the use of the marital relationship.
  Refusal to fulfil the purpose of Holy Matrimony in the bringing forth
  and giving adequate care to children, or to take our full share in the
  responsibilities or work involved.  Unfaithfulness to one's spouse. 
  Sexual indulgence outside matrimony, in thought or act, alone or with
  others.

 Immodesty.  Stimulation of sexual desire in others by word, dress, or
  actions; or in oneself by reading, pictures, or fantasies.  Collecting
  or recounting dirty stories.

 Prudery.  Fear of sex or condemnation of it as evil in itself.  Refusal
  to seek adequate sexual instruction or the attempt to prevent others
  from obtaining it.  Stimulation of excessive and harmful curiosity by
  undue secrecy.  Repression of sex.

 Cruelty.  Deliberate infliction of pain, mental or physical.  Tormenting
  of animals.

SLOTH is the refusal to respond to our opportunities for growth, service,
  or sacrifice.

 Laziness.  Indolence in performing spiritual, mental, or physical duties,
  or neglect of family, business, or social obligations or courtesies. 
  Procrastination of disliked tasks.  Busyness or triviality to avoid
  more important commitments.  Devotion of excessive time to rest,
  recreation, amusement, television, light reading, or the like.  Waste
  of employer's time, or shoddy or inadequate work.

 Indifference.  Unconcern over injustice to others, especially that caused
  by currently accepted social standards; or unmindfulness of the suffering
  of the world.  Failure to become adequately informed on both sides of
  contemporary issues or on the Christian principles involved.  Neglect
  of duties to state or community.  Failure to provide adequately for,
  or to treat justly those in our employ.

  Ignoring of needy, lonely, or unpopular persons in our own or the
  parish family, or in the neighborhood; or unwillingness to minister to
  them.  Insufficent attention to the religious and other needs of our
  family.  Failure to fulfil our obligations of Christian missionary
  witness, or to take a full and informed part in the effort to make the
  Church's unity and holiness a manifest reality on earth.

    
    John,
    
     Thanks for those replies, I have to admit I was not aware that there
    were such defined sins.  
    
    Yak

From the Catechetical Instructions of Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem [386]

If there are any slaves of sin here present, they should at once prepare
themselves through faith for the rebirth into freedom that makes us God's
adopted children.  They should lay aside the wretchedness of slavery to
sin, and put on the joyful slavery of the lord, so as to be counted worthy
to inherit the kingdom of heaven.  By acknowledging your sins you strip
away your former self, seduced as it is by destructive desires, and put on
the new self, renewed in the likeness of its Creator.  Through faith you
receive the pledge of the Holy Spirit, so that you may be welcomed into the
everlasting dwelling places.  Draw near, to be marked with the supernatural
seal, so that you may be easily recognized by your master.  Become a member
of Christ's holy and spiritual flock, so that one day you may be set apart
on his right hand, and so gain the life prepared as your inheritance.

Those whose sins still cling to them like a goatskin will stand on his left
hand because they did not approach Christ's fountain of rebirth to receive
God's grace.  By rebirth I mean, not rebirth of the body, but the spiritual
rebirth of the soul.  Our bodies are brought into being by parents who can
be seen, but our souls are reborn through faith: "the Spirit breathes where
he wills."  At the end, if you are made worthy, you may hear the words:
"Well done, good and faithful servant," when, that is, you are found with
no stain of hypocrisy on your conscience.

If any here present are thinking of putting God's grace to the test, they
are deceiving themselves, and they do not understand the nature of things.
You are but human; there is one who searches out human thoughts and hearts. 
You must keep your soul innocent and free from deceit.

The present is a time for the acknowledgment of sins.  Acknowledge what you
have done, in word or deed, by night or day.  Acknowledge your sins at a
time of God's favor, and on the day of salvation you will receive the
treasures of heaven.

Wash yourself clean, so that you may hold a richer store of grace.  Sins
are forgiven equally for all, but communion in the Holy Spirit is given in
the measure of each one's faith.  If you have done little work, you will
receive little; if you have achieved a great deal, great will be your
reward.  The race you are running is for you own advantage; look after
your own interests.

If you have a grudge against anyone, forgive that person.  You are drawing
near to receive forgiveness for your own sins; you must yourself forgive
those who have sinned against you.