GRE vocabulary
acedia
a state of spiritual apathy, listlessness, and indifference toward one's duties
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Acedia (noun) means a state of spiritual apathy, listlessness, and indifference toward one's duties
Here is acedia used in an example sentence: "The monk confessed to a creeping acedia that drained all joy from his prayers."
Common synonyms for acedia include apathy, listlessness, torpor, sloth.
Antonyms of acedia include zeal, fervor.
Acedia is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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