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acedia

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6 lettersPronunciation /əˈsiːdɪə/Part of speech nounSorted aacdeiStarts with AEnds with A0 clues
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Definitions

  1. apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin acēdia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā), from ἀκηδής (akēdḗs, “careless”) + -ίᾱ (-íā). Doublet of accidie.

Used in a sentence

  • Her acedia kept her trapped in a cycle of depression and torpor.
  • Yet I have come to believe that acedia can strike anyone whose work requires self - motivation and solitude

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