accidie
Origin of accidie
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How to use accidie in a sentence
Gif me hit nat naut; enne is hit gemeles vnder accidie at ich sloue cleopede.
You hardly know why, but everything seems to go wrong; you seem oppressed with what old writers called "accidie."
The Potter and the Clay | Arthur F. Winnington IngramSo when you think of these three men, it cannot be middle age or old age that really produce this accidie.
The Potter and the Clay | Arthur F. Winnington IngramEnvye and Ire maken bitternesse in herte; which bitternesse is moder of accidie and binimeth him the love of alle goodnesse.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 | Eileen Edna PowerSuch was the deadly sin of accidie, the name of which is forgotten today, though the thing itself is with us still.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 | Eileen Edna Power
British Dictionary definitions for accidie
acedia
/ (ˈæksɪdɪ) /
spiritual sloth; apathy; indifference
Origin of accidie
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