Gloom

Engraving by . Despondency (16th century)

A magazine dedicated to discouragement. On the cover of a picture of Perov

Despondency ( dr. Greek ἀκηδία - carelessness, carelessness ^[1] ; lat. Acedia ) - a state of apathy and depression, a mood in which a person is not interested in his position and what is happening around, may not be able to fulfill his life responsibilities; hopeless sadness; oppressive boredom ^[2] . Accompanied by a general breakdown . Great depression is characteristic of depression , but is not equivalent to it ^[3] .

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In religion

In Christianity

Despondency (fragment “Seven Deadly Sins” by I. Bosch )

In Christianity, despondency is one of the eight main sins , and subsequently in the Roman Catholic tradition one of the seven deadly sins .

According to John Climacus , “despondency is a relaxation of the soul, exhaustion of the mind, neglect of monastic deed, hatred of the vow , the gratifier of the worldly , the lies of God, as if He was merciless and inhumane” ( Ladder 13: 2).

Notes

↑ Ancient Greek-Russian Dictionary [in 2 vols.]. Compiled by I. Kh. Butler . Ed. S. I. Sobolevsky . With the application of grammar compiled by S. I. Sobolevsky. OK. 70,000 words (in both volumes). - M., 1958.
↑ Interpretation of the word despondency (Russian) . ΛΓΩ. Date of treatment July 17, 2019.
↑ the hermitary and Meng-hu. Acedia, Bane of Solitaries (Neopr.) (2004). Date of treatment September 24, 2016. Archived January 3, 2009.

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[Дворецкий_1958-1] Ancient Greek-Russian Dictionary [in 2 vols.]. Compiled by I. Kh. Butler . Ed. S. I. Sobolevsky . With the application of grammar compiled by S. I. Sobolevsky. OK. 70,000 words (in both volumes). - M., 1958.

[2] Interpretation of the word despondency (Russian) . ΛΓΩ. Date of treatment July 17, 2019.

[3] the hermitary and Meng-hu. Acedia, Bane of Solitaries (Neopr.) (2004). Date of treatment September 24, 2016. Archived January 3, 2009.