acedia
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accidie or acedia (ˈæksɪdɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| spiritual sloth; apathy; indifference | |
| [in use c13 to c16 and revived c19: via Late Latin from Greek akēdia, from | |
| acedia or acedia | |
| —n | |
| [in use c13 to c16 and revived c19: via Late Latin from Greek akēdia, from | |
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Acedia
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| acedia (əˈsiːdɪə) | |
| —n | |
| another word for accidie | |
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Originally, its place was fulfilled by two other aspects, acedia and sadness.
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