"acedia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈsiːdɪə/
Etymology: From Latin acēdia. Doublet of accidie. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|acēdia}} Latin acēdia, {{doublet|en|accidie}} Doublet of accidie Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} acedia (uncountable)
  1. Spiritual or mental sloth. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: accedie, ennui, weltschmerz Translations (sloth): мързел (mǎrzel) (Bulgarian), akedia (Farefare), acédie [feminine] (French), Faulheit f oder Trägheit f des Herzens (German), Geistes (German), οκνηρία (okniría) [feminine] (Greek), accidia [feminine] (Italian), acedia [feminine] (Polish), acedia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-acedia-en-noun-en:spiritual Disambiguation of 'sloth': 91 3 6
  2. Apathy; a lack of care or interest; indifference. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: apathy, indifference Translations (apathy): апатия (apatija) (Bulgarian), незаинтересованост (nezainteresovanost) (Bulgarian), akedia (Farefare), Apathie [feminine] (German), Phlegma [neuter] (German), Trägheit [feminine] (German), Dumpfheit [feminine] (German), Gleichgültigkeit [feminine] (German), Leidenschaftslosigkeit [feminine] (German), Mattigkeit [feminine] (German), Schlappheit [feminine] (German), Teilnahmslosigkeit [feminine] (German), Unempfindlichkeit [feminine] (German), Stumpfsinn [masculine] (German), Schmachten [noun] (German), apatia [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-acedia-en-noun-zLvI7IfG Disambiguation of 'apathy': 13 65 22
  3. Boredom; a melancholy leading to desperation. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms: ennui, accidie, weltschmerz
    Sense id: en-acedia-en-noun-LU-sex9~ Disambiguation of Emotions: 30 4 66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Farefare translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 3 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 4 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 28 4 57 7 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 3 59 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 6 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Farefare translations: 23 3 74 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 6 72 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 5 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 22 9 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 21 4 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 7 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 23 4 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: acedious Related terms: acediast

Alternative forms

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