Some have raised concerns for the level of acedia they have observed in modern times. From LearnThat.org.
I wrote my book because I suspected that although the word "acedia" is unfamiliar to most of us, its effects are widely known. From Wordnik.com. [Signs of the Times] Reference
Their torpor and acedia threatens to be a lethal response for them. From Wordnik.com. [We're a Nation of Lemmings] Reference
Evagrius, a fourth century monastic, called it the noonday demon — acedia. From Wordnik.com. [Time and Time Again] Reference
St. Thomas defines sloth acedia as 'a sadness arising from the fact that the good is difficult. From Wordnik.com. [The Liberal Resentment Against Chastity] Reference
Instead, on a bitter cold Lenten Friday, in the depths of February acedia, I found myself making soup. From Wordnik.com. [Soup and Psalmody] Reference
We have to sweep our souls clean of feelings of unworthiness and self-righteousness and rid our spirits of the cobwebs of acedia. From Wordnik.com. [Barack Obama and the God of Love] Reference
Julia Shirar satirizes acedia, sloth, and inertia. From Wordnik.com. [East Bay Express] Reference
And it was this aspect of acedia that my audiences wanted to discuss. From Wordnik.com. [Signs of the Times] Reference
But I'm hoping that by writing I may be able to purge this acedia demon. From Wordnik.com. [The Wine Dark Sea] Reference
There is no certain remedy for acedia, any more than for anger and pride. From Wordnik.com. [Signs of the Times] Reference
At the heart of dealing with acedia is to know it and to name it and to admit it. From Wordnik.com. [Jesus Creed] Reference
It was time for a little sweetness and light after sociopathic fathers and acedia. From Wordnik.com. [The Summa Mamas] Reference
One reader objected that it wasn't a memoir, the other that it wasn't a scholarly study of acedia. From Wordnik.com. [The Wine Dark Sea] Reference
Among them, what is the difference between the spiritual malaise of acedia and clinical depression?. From Wordnik.com. [The Wine Dark Sea] Reference
When anger comes, or acedia, examine it dispassionately and try to figure out where it is leading you. From Wordnik.com. [Signs of the Times] Reference
Honeycrisp apples (yum!) and acedia (how did any aspect of spiritual theology end up on the "in" list?). From Wordnik.com. [Wheat & Weeds] Reference
Instead of paying attention to those things that desperately need our love, we take false refuge in acedia. From Wordnik.com. [Visual Voice] Reference
It's full of anecdotes not only of her own experiences but of her many encounters with acedia in literature. From Wordnik.com. [The Wine Dark Sea] Reference
SF Weekly once described a brunch as "a stupefyingly lavish buffet spread that will do nothing to erase your acedia.". From Wordnik.com. [Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day] Reference
Additionally, the final appendix is a "commonplace book," a collection of quotes about the spiritual state of acedia. From Wordnik.com. [The Wine Dark Sea] Reference
acedia and Me this book is about a relationship, not just about acedia but about acedia as experienced by the author. From Wordnik.com. [The Wine Dark Sea] Reference
Father Rickaby aptly translates its Latin equivalent acedia (Gr. akedia) by saying that it means the don't-care feeling. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon] Reference
In hard economic times, we can lose faith in ourselves and others, and acedia offers a false sense of complacency and security. From Wordnik.com. [Signs of the Times] Reference
It isn't surprising that a book on acedia is hard to categorize because acedia itself is a slippery term defying easy definition. From Wordnik.com. [The Wine Dark Sea] Reference
(acedia) as 'a sadness arising from the fact that the good is difficult. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Blogs Feed] Reference
Kathleen Norris battles 'the demon of acedia'. From Wordnik.com. [The noonday devil ...] Reference
First, what is acedia?. From Wordnik.com. [The Wine Dark Sea] Reference
Slide 7: acedia and sadness. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
acedia cloister walk dakota kathleen norris. From Wordnik.com. [RELIGION Blog | The Dallas Morning News] Reference
'acedia,' and wished to be rid of it. From Wordnik.com. [The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times] Reference
(2) acedia (a) a-SEE-dee-ya ` spiritual ennui; apathy '; (b). From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IX No 3] Reference
acedia 0.1.0. From Wordnik.com. [Softpedia - Windows - All] Reference
Also, the word "acedia" has. From Wordnik.com. [Emdashes] Reference
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