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a·ce·di·a
(ə-sē′dē-ə)n.
Spiritual torpor and apathy; ennui.
[Late Latin, from Greek akēdeia, indifference : a-, a-; see a-1 + kēdos, care, anxiety; akin to Avestan sādra-, woe, Welsh cawdd, vexation, and Old English hete, hate.]
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acedia
(əˈsiːdɪə)n
(Theology) another word for accidie
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a•ce•di•a
(əˈsi di ə)n.
sloth; spiritual torpor or indifference; apathy.
[1600–10; < Late Latin acēdia < Greek akḗdeia]
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Noun | 1. | acedia - apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) deadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins" |
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