accidie

[ ak-si-dee ]

/ ˈæk sɪ di /

noun

acedia.

Origin of accidie

1200–50; Middle English <Medieval Latin accīdia (alteration of Late Latin acēdiaacedia); replacing Middle English accide<Old French

Words nearby accidie

accident boat, accident insurance, accidentology, accident-prone, accident proneness, accidie, accipiter, accipitral, accipitrine, Accius, acclaim

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Example sentences from the Web for accidie

Envye and Ire maken bitternesse in herte; which bitternesse is moder of Accidie and binimeth him the love of alle goodnesse.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535|Eileen Edna Power
So when you think of these three men, it cannot be middle age or old age that really produce this accidie.
The Potter and the Clay|Arthur F. Winnington Ingram
During the great war the disease of accidie was prevalent in prison camps, as any account of Ruhleben shows very clearly.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535|Eileen Edna Power
You hardly know why, but everything seems to go wrong; you seem oppressed with what old writers called "accidie."
The Potter and the Clay|Arthur F. Winnington Ingram

Such was the deadly sin of accidie, the name of which is forgotten today, though the thing itself is with us still.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535|Eileen Edna Power

British Dictionary definitions for accidie

accidie

acedia

/ (ˈæksɪdɪ) /

noun

spiritual sloth; apathy; indifference

Word Origin for accidie

in use c13 to c16 and revived c19: via Late Latin from Greek akēdia, from a- 1 + kēdos care

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单词	accidie
释义	accidie [ ak-si-dee ] / ˈæk sɪ di / noun acedia. Origin of accidie 1200–50; Middle English <Medieval Latin accīdia (alteration of Late Latin acēdiaacedia); replacing Middle English accide<Old French Words nearby accidie accident boat, accident insurance, accidentology, accident-prone, accident proneness, accidie, accipiter, accipitral, accipitrine, Accius, acclaim Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for accidie Envye and Ire maken bitternesse in herte; which bitternesse is moder of Accidie and binimeth him the love of alle goodnesse. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535\|Eileen Edna Power So when you think of these three men, it cannot be middle age or old age that really produce this accidie. The Potter and the Clay\|Arthur F. Winnington Ingram During the great war the disease of accidie was prevalent in prison camps, as any account of Ruhleben shows very clearly. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535\|Eileen Edna Power You hardly know why, but everything seems to go wrong; you seem oppressed with what old writers called "accidie." The Potter and the Clay\|Arthur F. Winnington Ingram Such was the deadly sin of accidie, the name of which is forgotten today, though the thing itself is with us still. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535\|Eileen Edna Power British Dictionary definitions for accidie accidie acedia / (ˈæksɪdɪ) / noun spiritual sloth; apathy; indifference Word Origin for accidie in use c13 to c16 and revived c19: via Late Latin from Greek akēdia, from a- 1 + kēdos care Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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