accidie

[ ak-si-dee ]

noun

1. acedia.

accidie

/ ˈæksɪdɪ /

noun

1. spiritual sloth; apathy; indifference

Word History and Origins

Origin of accidie¹

1200–50; Middle English < Medieval Latin accīdia (alteration of Late Latin acēdia acedia ); replacing Middle English accide < Old French

Word History and Origins

Origin of accidie¹

in use c13 to c16 and revived c19: via Late Latin from Greek akēdia, from a- ¹+ kēdos care

Example Sentences

Gif me hit nat naut; enne is hit gemeles vnder accidie at ich sloue cleopede.

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You hardly know why, but everything seems to go wrong; you seem oppressed with what old writers called "accidie."

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So when you think of these three men, it cannot be middle age or old age that really produce this accidie.

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Envye and Ire maken bitternesse in herte; which bitternesse is moder of Accidie and binimeth him the love of alle goodnesse.

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Such was the deadly sin of accidie, the name of which is forgotten today, though the thing itself is with us still.

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