accidie

[ ak-si-dee ]

noun

Origin of accidie

1
1200–50; Middle English <Medieval Latin accīdia (alteration of Late Latin acēdiaacedia); replacing Middle English accide<Old French

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British Dictionary definitions for accidie

accidie

acedia

/ (ˈæksɪdɪ) /


noun
  1. spiritual sloth; apathy; indifference

Origin of accidie

1
in use c13 to c16 and revived c19: via Late Latin from Greek akēdia, from a- 1 + kēdos care

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