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- Acedia - Wikipedia
Acedia ( ə ˈ s iː d i ə ; also accidie or accedie ˈ æ k s ɪ d i , from Latin acēdia, and this from Greek ἀκηδία, "negligence", ἀ-"lack of" -κηδία "care") has been variously defined as a state of listlessness or torpor, of not caring or not being concerned with one's position or condition in the world
- What is acedia, how do you pronounce it, and why does this . . .
Acedia (pronounced 'uh-see-dee-uh' in English) comes from the Greek word akēdeia, meaning "lack of care " It is closely akin to the sin of "sloth", but it is more complex than mere laziness or
- Acedia: the lost name for the emotion we’re all feeling right now
The ancient term ‘acedia’ describes the paradoxical combination of jangling nerves and vague lack of purpose many of us are feeling now Reviving the label might help
- ACEDIA Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Acedia initially referred specifically to the "deadly sin" of sloth It first appeared in print in English in 1607 describing ceremonies which could induce this sin in ministers and pastors, but that sense is now rare
- Acedia: Beating Back the ”Noonday Devil” - Word on Fire
In his book The Noonday Devil: Acedia: The Unnamed Evil of Our Times, Benedictine Abbot Jean-Charles Nault offers several “astonishingly simple” tactics for combating the Noonday Devil Drawing especially from the ancient monks of the desert, as well as St Benedict, here are the remedies he suggests:
- Before Sloth Meant Laziness, It Was the Spiritual Sin of Acedia
Thomas Aquinas’s definition of sloth in the thirteenth century still carries the connotations of acedia—a spiritual affliction—but it’s clear by then that monks aren’t the only ones
- What Is Acedia? How a Medieval Stigma Remains With Us Today
What is acedia? St Thomas Aquinas defines it as a "sorrow for the spiritual good " So understood, it is a kind of despair or hopelessness, whereby one does not endeavor to do much of anything
- A New Look at an Old Demon: Acedia - Oblate School of Theology
Acedia is a spiritual malady with a fascinating history First identified as the noon day demon encountered specifically in the monastic life, acedia was later defined as the root of the sin of sloth by John Cassian, Thomas of Aquinas and others
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