Spiritually, " acedia " first referred to an affliction attending religious persons, especially monks, wherein they became indifferent to their duties and obligations to God.
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For Cvetkovich, acedia a form of spiritual crisis that is understood to be an historical precursor to depression can help provide an alternative to the medical model.
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The " Oxford Concise Dictionary of the Christian Church " defines acedia ( or accidie ) as " a state of restlessness and inability either to work or to pray ".
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Speaking about sloth ( Lat . " acedia " ) Thomas points out that every deed which " by its very nature is contrary to charity is a mortal sin ".
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The Hesychast is to attach Eros ( Gr . " eros ) ", that is, " yearning ", to his practice of sobriety so as to overcome the temptation to acedia ( sloth ).
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Their sixth full-length album " Acedia " was released in November 2009 . Their seventh full-length album " A Matter of Trust " was released on 6 September 2013 through AFM Records.
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When Thomas Aquinas described " acedia " in his interpretation of the list, he described it as an " uneasiness of the mind ", being a progenitor for lesser sins such as restlessness and instability.
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Fraction has stated that he hopes for seven collections, each subtitled with the Latin word for one of the seven deadly sins, in the following order : Luxuria, Gula, Avaritia, Acedia, Ira, Invidia and Superbia.
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Moral and spiritual theories also prevailed, and in the Christian environment of medieval Europe, a malaise called " acedia " ( sloth or absence of caring ) was identified, involving low spirits and lethargy typically linked to isolation.
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In November 2006 the band announced that they had signed to Line Out Records and would no longer be able to keep to their schedule of releasing a new EP every other month whilst they wrote and recorded their 3rd album to be titled ACEDIA.
