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 Definitions of acedia  [əˈsi di ə]  

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Definition of 'acedia' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) acedia
sloth; spiritual torpor or indifference; apathy.

Etymology:  (1600–10; < LL acēdia < Gk akēdeia)

Definition of 'acedia' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) sloth, laziness, acedia
apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)

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