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Word of the Day for Sunday, July 18, 2010 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." Read the full entry | See synonyms | Comment on today's word | Suggest tomorrow's word Yesterday's word | Previous words | Help
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