ACCIDIE

Etymology

Noun

accidie (uncountable)

(now, literary) Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy. [from 13th c.]

Anagrams

• cecidia

Source: Wiktionary


Ac"ci*die, n. Etym: [OF. accide, accidie, LL. accidia, acedia, fr. Gr.

Definition: Sloth; torpor. [Obs.] "The sin of accidie." Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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