Acediast

/əˈsiːd.i.æst/ noun

Definition

A person who suffers from acedia; someone afflicted with spiritual sloth or apathy.

Etymology

From acedia (Greek akedia, meaning unconcern) plus -ast suffix indicating a person who has or practices something. The suffix parallels words like enthusiast or specialist.

Kelly Says

An acediast is basically a person stuck in spiritual quicksand—unable or unwilling to engage with religious or moral growth, a condition medieval theologians took very seriously.

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