acedia
n. indifference, apathy, lack of interest (in religion, life, etc.) | ||||
Search Dictionary:
Acedia definition was found in categories: Language, Idioms & Slang(2) Arts & Humanities(1) Encyclopedia(1)
Acedia Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| WordNet 2.0 |
acedia
Noun
1. apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
(synonym) sloth, laziness
(hypernym) mortal sin, deadly sin
Noun
1. apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
(synonym) sloth, laziness
(hypernym) mortal sin, deadly sin
| hEnglish - advanced version |
acedia
acedia
n : apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: sloth, laziness]
acedia
n : apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: sloth, laziness]
Acedia Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| JM Latin-English Dictionary |
acedia
N F
weariness (of body or soul)
N F
weariness (of body or soul)
Acedia Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Sloth (deadly sin)
In the Christian moral tradition, sloth (Latin: acedia, accidia, pigritia) is one of the seven capital sins, often called the seven deadly sins; these sins are called the capital sins because they lead easily to other sins. Sloth is defined as spiritual and/or actual apathy or laziness, putting off what God asks you to do, or not doing it or anything at all. Acedia is a Latin word, from Greek akedia, literally meaning "absence of caring".
| See more at Wikipedia.org... |