acedia
[uh-see-dee-uh]
noun
sloth(def 1).Compare deadly sins.
laziness or indifference in religious matters.
RELATED WORDS
inactivity, stagnation, inertia, passivity, doldrums, dormancy, lethargy, torpidity, quietude, stasis, slothfulness, idleness, torpor, quiescence, inertness, indolence, deferral, suspension, ennui, lassitude
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Origin of acedia
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Examples from the Web for acedia
He knew that he had that sentimental disorder which he called 'acedia,' and wished to be rid of it.
What in Petrarch was a tendency, became an established condition in Rousseau: the acedia reached its climax.
acedia
noun
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