noun
- spiritual sloth or apathy; a state of listlessness and lack of concern, especially regarding one's spiritual or moral duties.
Usage: archaic; theological; also spelled acedia
Examples
- Medieval monks warned against accidia as a grave spiritual danger.
- The monk struggled with accidia during his long hours of prayer.
- Accidia was considered one of the deadly sins in Christian theology.
- He fell into a state of accidia, unable to muster the will to pursue his religious vows.
- The desert fathers wrote extensively about combating accidia in monastic life.