"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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 38 38 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 38 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 51 30 Disambiguation of 'apathy': 12 67 21
  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 20 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 38 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: acedious Related terms: acediast

Alternative forms

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