Sunday, July 18, 2010

Don't give in to acedia

acedia \uh-SEE-dee-uh\, noun:

1. Sloth.
2. Laziness or indifference in religious matters.


His tales give the impression of a man cursed with an incurable disenchantment with life, a malady about midway between acedia and ennui.
-- James Norman Hall, Under a thatched roof

Five thousand people yawning in their cars, intimidated by the cops and bored to acedia by the chant of the politicians.
-- Edward Abbey, The monkey wrench gang

Acedia is a simple derivation from the Greek akēdeia, "indifference."


From Word of the Day.


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