Why “accedie” is a great word
ACCEDIE — [Noun] A state of spiritual or mental sloth, apathy, and dejection, often linked to a neglect of religious duties. From Middle English, from Latin acēdia, from Ancient Greek ἀκηδία (akēdía, "negligence, lack of care"), from ἀ- (a-, "without") + κῆδος (kêdos, "care, concern"). Unlike “apathy,” which denotes a general indifference, or “sloth,” which signifies physical laziness, accedie is the torpor of a soul that knows its duty but finds the will dissolved. It is the heavy-lidded stare at an unchanging monastery wall, the stale taste of prayer repeated without feeling, and the profound inertia that makes even damnation seem a less arduous prospect than rising from one’s bed—the specific sorrow of a spirit grown too weary to care for itself.