accidie
noun/ˈæk.sɪ.di/UK/ˈæk.sə.di/US
Etymology
From Middle English accidie, from Anglo-Norman accidie, Old French accide, accidie, from Late Latin accīdia, alteration of acēdia (“sloth, torpor”), from Ancient Greek ἀκήδεια (akḗdeia, “indifference”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κῆδος (kêdos, “care”). Doublet of acedia.
Definitions
Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy.
- Underneath the surface excitements the demon of accidie had her by the hair.
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