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acedia definition

acedia (ə sē′dē ə)

noun

spiritual sloth or apathy

Etymology: LL < Gr akēdia < a-, not + kēdos, care: see hate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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