acedia

• Nom désignant un état de torpeur spirituelle ou mentale, d'apathie et de paresse, historiquement personnifié comme l'un des sept péchés capitaux.

A noun referring to a state of spiritual or mental sloth, apathy, and listlessness, historically personified as one of the seven deadly sins.

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1. Spiritual or moral apathyC2formal

   A state of listlessness, apathy, and inactivity, especially in the practice of virtue; historically personified as one of the seven deadly sins.

   Apatie spirituelle ou morale

   • The monk struggled with acedia, finding it hard to maintain his spiritual discipline.
   • In medieval theology, acedia was considered a dangerous sin that led to despair.
   • His acedia prevented him from engaging in any meaningful work or prayer.

   Synonymesapathyennuiindifferencelanguorlethargylistlessnessslothtorpor

   Antonymesdiligenceenthusiasmfervorvigorzeal