Noonday Demon
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Noonday Demon
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The term Noonday Demon is used as a synonym and a personification of acedia, which stems from the Greek word "akēdeia", meaning to lack care. It indicates a demonic figure thought to be active at the noon hour which inclines its victims to restlessness, excitability, and inattention to duty. A similar phrase appears in the Hebrew Bible: Psalm 91:6 reads, "mi-ketev yashud tsohorayim": from destruction that despoils at midday. This phrase was translated into Alexandrian Greek in the Septuagint: "a
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2008-01-31T03:47:57Z
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2024-08-27T11:23:27Z
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