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Define: Accidie

From The Murder Room by P.D. James.
Wasn't accidie, that lethargy of the spirit, one of the deadly sins?

From Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Main Entry: ac·cid·ie
Function: noun
Date: 13th century
: acedia


Main Entry: ace·dia
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek akedeia, from a- + kedos care, grief - more at hate
Date: 1607
: apathy, boredom

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