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Acedia

Acedia (/əˈsiːdiə/ ə-SEE-dee-ə; also accidie or accedie /ˈæksɪdi/ ACK-sih-dee, from Latin acēdia, and this from Greek ἀκηδία, 'negligence', from ἀ- 'lack of' and -κηδία 'care') has been variously defined as a state of listlessness or torpor, of not caring or not being concerned with one's position or condition in the world. In ancient Greece, akēdía…

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In culture

Walter BenjaminBaroqueThe Origin of German Tragic DramaHamletRoger Fry
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Depictions in the early Christian era

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In ancient Greece

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Acedia

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Avg. degree1.97
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related to In culture · 26
Acedia → Accidie, Aldous Huxley, Anton Chekhov, Benjamin, Both, Christian, Cord, Desert Fathers, Fall, German, German Tragic Drama, In, It, Nokia, Nokia's, Of Walking Abortion, Roger Fry, Samuel Beckett's, Shakespeare's Hamlet, The
related to The Middle Ages · 23
Acedia → According, Chaucer's, Christian, Christian Church, Cor, Dante, Dante's Divine Comedy, Divine, For Aquinas, God, Hell, In, It, Not, Oxford Concise Dictionary, Paul, Second Part, Secunda Secundae, St, Summa Theologica
related to External links · 21
Acedia → Abbot Christopher Jamison, Akedia, Andrew Crislip, Apathy, April, Christian, Chronic EnnuiFalling Out, CNN, Early Christian Forerunners, Harvard Theological Review, JSTOR, Kathleen Norris, Love, March, Sloth Archived, Special, Struggling, The, The Forgotten Deadly Sin, Tristitia
related to General bibliography · 15
Acedia → Alcock, Cistercian Publications, Desert Fathers, Evagrius, Evil, ISBN, Kalamazoo, Me, New York, Norris, Pontus, Research Gate, Riverhead Books, The Eight Spirits, The Sayings
related to Signs · 12
Acedia → Alexandria, Another, Author Kathleen Norris, God, Laura Swan, Me, Norris, She, Somatic, Some, The, Theodora
related to In ancient Greece · 11
Acedia → Acheans, Hector, Hesiod, Homer, Iliad, In Ancient Greece, Late Classical Antiquity, Peter Toohey, Seat, Thus, Zeus
related to Depictions in the early Christian era · 7
Acedia → As, Desert Father John Cassian, Evagrius, In, Moral, Pontus, The
related to Modern revival · 7
Acedia → Aldous Huxley, But, Ian Fleming, In, No, Oxford English Dictionary, The

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state accidie also ancient early sloth spiritual signs christian apathy psychological sin appears term greece modern demon one norris caring

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Acediarelated to Depictions in the early Christian eraMoral0.60section
Acediarelated to Depictions in the early Christian eraThe0.60section
Acediarelated to Depictions in the early Christian eraIn0.60section
Acediarelated to Depictions in the early Christian eraEvagrius0.60section
Acediarelated to Depictions in the early Christian eraPontus0.60section
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Acediarelated to Depictions in the early Christian eraDesert Father John Cassian0.60section
Acediarelated to External linksStruggling0.60section
Acediarelated to External linksKathleen Norris0.60section
Acediarelated to External linksSpecial0.60section
Acediarelated to External linksCNN0.60section
Acediarelated to External linksApril0.60section

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