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What (who) is détraction - definition

SIN OF REVEALING ANOTHER PERSON'S REAL FAULTS TO A THIRD PERSON WITHOUT A VALID REASON (THEREBY LESSENING THE REPUTATION OF THAT PERSON) ACCORDING TO ROMAN CATHOLIC THEOLOGY
  • St. Philip Neri compared detraction to scattering feathers in the wind

Detraction         
In Christian theology, detraction is the sin of revealing another person's real faults to a third person without a valid reason, thereby lessening the reputation of that person.Catechism of the Catholic Church, § 2477–2479 It holds, in the Roman Catholic Church, the status of a mortal sin from the perspective of moral theology.
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Depreciation, slander, aspersion, abuse, calumny, defamation, disparagement, derogation, censure.
Detraction         
·noun A taking away or withdrawing.
II. Detraction ·noun The act of taking away from the reputation or good name of another; a lessening or cheapening in the estimation of others; the act of depreciating another, from envy or malice; calumny.

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Detraction

In Christian theology, detraction is the sin of revealing another person's real faults to a third person without a valid reason, thereby lessening the reputation of that person. It holds, in the Roman Catholic Church, the status of a mortal sin from the perspective of moral theology.