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accidie
[ ak-si-dee ]
accidie
/ ˈæksɪdɪ /
noun
- spiritual sloth; apathy; indifference
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of accidie1
in use c13 to c16 and revived c19: via Late Latin from Greek akēdia, from a- 1+ kēdos care
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Example Sentences
Gif me hit nat naut; enne is hit gemeles vnder accidie at ich sloue cleopede.
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You hardly know why, but everything seems to go wrong; you seem oppressed with what old writers called "accidie."
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So when you think of these three men, it cannot be middle age or old age that really produce this accidie.
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Envye and Ire maken bitternesse in herte; which bitternesse is moder of Accidie and binimeth him the love of alle goodnesse.
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Such was the deadly sin of accidie, the name of which is forgotten today, though the thing itself is with us still.
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