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ACEDIA

Dictionary entry overview: What does acedia mean?

• ACEDIA (noun)
The noun ACEDIA has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: ACEDIA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ACEDIA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

acedia; laziness; sloth

Hypernyms ("acedia" is a kind of...):

deadly sin; mortal sin (an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace)

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