Acedia and Apathy

Acedia

Acedia noun - Apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins).
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Synonyms for Acedia

Apathy and acedia are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Apathy" instead a noun "Acedia".

Apathy

Apathy noun - A lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness.

Acedia and apathy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acedia" instead a noun "Apathy". rare substitute

Nearby Words: apathetic, apathetically
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