Crossword clues for acedia
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
n. 1 spiritual or mental sloth. 2 apathy; a lack of care or interest; indifference 3 boredom
WordNet
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 unable to perform one's duties in life. Its spiritual overtones make it related to but arguably distinct from depression. Acedia was originally noted as a problem among monks and other ascetics who maintained a solitary life.
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.