"accidie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæk.sɪ.di/ [UK], /ˈæk.sə.di/ [US] Audio: En-us-accidie.oga [US]
Etymology: From Middle English accidie, from Anglo-Norman accidie, Old French accide, accidie, from Late Latin accīdia, alteration of acēdia (“sloth, torpor”), from Ancient Greek ἀκήδεια (akḗdeia, “indifference”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κῆδος (kêdos, “care”). Doublet of acedia. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|accidie}} Middle English accidie, {{der|en|xno|accidie}} Anglo-Norman accidie, {{der|en|fro|accide}} Old French accide, {{m|fro|accidie}} accidie, {{der|en|LL.|accīdia}} Late Latin accīdia, {{m|la|acēdia||sloth, torpor}} acēdia (“sloth, torpor”), {{der|en|grc|ἀκήδεια||indifference}} Ancient Greek ἀκήδεια (akḗdeia, “indifference”), {{prefix|grc|ἀ-|κῆδος|t1=not|t2=care}} ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κῆδος (kêdos, “care”), {{doublet|en|acedia}} Doublet of acedia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} accidie (uncountable)
  1. (now literary) Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy. Tags: literary, uncountable Synonyms: acedia Translations (general listlessness and apathy): acídia [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-accidie-en-noun-Vr-9Z7Ct Categories (other): Ancient Greek terms prefixed with ἀ-, English entries with incorrect language header

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