acedia

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈsiːdɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə sē′dē ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•ce•di•a  (ə sē′dē ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. sloth (def. 1). Cf. deadly sins.
  2. laziness or indifference in religious matters.
  • Greek aké̄deia, equivalent. to akēdé̄(s) (a- a-6 + -kēdēs, adjective, adjectival derivative of kêdos care, anxiety) + -ia -ia
  • Late Latin acēdia
  • 1600–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
acedia /əˈsiːdɪə/ n
  1. another word for accidie
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ac•ci•die  (ak′si dē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. acedia.
  • Old French
  • Medieval Latin accīdia (alteration of Late Latin acēdia acedia); replacing Middle English accide
  • Middle English 1200–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
accidie /ˈæksɪdɪ/, acedia n
  1. spiritual sloth; apathy; indifference
Etymology: in use C13 to C16 and revived C19: via Late Latin from Greek akēdia, from a-1 + kēdos care
'acedia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accidie

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