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accidie

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accidie [ˈæksɪdɪ], acedia
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Theology) spiritual sloth; apathy; indifference
[in use C13 to C16 and revived C19: via Late Latin from Greek akēdia, from a-1 + kēdos care]
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