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acedia vs deadly sin

deadly sin vs acedia

acedia and deadly sin both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
acedia Yes No No No
deadly sin Yes No No No
As nouns, deadly sin is a hypernym of acedia; that is, deadly sin is a word with a broader meaning than acedia:
  • acedia: apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
  • deadly sin: an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
Other hypernyms of acedia include mortal sin.
acedia (noun) deadly sin (noun)
apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
Difference between acedia and deadly sin

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