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acedia

[ uh-see-dee-uh ]

noun

  1. laziness or indifference in religious matters.


acedia

/ əˈ²õ¾±Ë»åɪə /

noun

  1. another word for accidie
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Origin of acedia1

1600–10; < Late Latin ²¹³¦Å§»å¾±²¹ < Greek ²¹°ìḗd±ð¾±²¹, equivalent to ²¹°ìŧ»åḗ ( s ) ( a- a- 6 + -°ìŧ»åŧ²õ, adj. derivative of °ìê»å´Ç²õ care, anxiety) + -ia -ia
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Perhaps the best term for Fran’s persistent mood is acedia, that feeling of not caring much about anything, especially one’s position in the world.

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In the early medieval era, Christian monks were very concerned about acedia.

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The literal meaning of acedia, derived from Greek, is something like "not caring," which explains why "boring" is subjective.

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For instance, Aldous Huxley argued that acedia had only intensified with the onset of modern life.

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At the time, he named the sin of sloth “acedia,†meaning “lack of care†in Greek.

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