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Spiritual sloth
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acedia
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Acedia (; also accidie or accedie , from Latin acedĭa , and this from Greek ἀκηδία, "negligence") is a state of listlessness or torpor , of not caring or not being concerned with one's position or condition in the world. It can lead to a state of being ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
acedia \acedia\ n. 1. apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins). Syn: sloth, laziness
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 spiritual or mental sloth. 2 apathy; a lack of care or interest; indifference 3 boredom
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: sloth , laziness ]
Usage examples of acedia.
Bartleby, lies about a century of early America, consolidating itself as a Christian capitalist state, even as acedia was in the last stages of its shift over from a spiritual to a secular condition.
To combat this rotten-hearted sin of acedia or sloth, men should be diligent to do good works and manfully and virtuously to come by the determination to do well.