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Laziness (also known as indolence or sloth) is emotional disinclination to activity or exertion despite having the ability to act or to exert oneself. It is often used as a pejorative; terms for a person seen to be lazy include "couch potato", "slacker", and "bludger".
The Mahayana tradition identifies three types of laziness: not wanting to do anything; discouragement; and busyness. [4] [5] Laziness of not wanting to do anything. We'd rather stay in bed half an hour later than get up and meditate. [4] Sakyong Mipham explains this type of laziness from the meditative point of view: "The mind has withdrawn ...
Lists of pejorative terms for people include: List of ethnic slurs. List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity; List of common nouns derived from ethnic group names; List of religious slurs; A list of LGBT slang, including LGBT-related slurs; List of age-related terms with negative connotations; List of disability-related terms with ...
Acedia in The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things, by Hieronymus Bosch.. Sloth is one of the seven deadly sins in Catholic teachings. It is the most difficult sin to define and credit as sin, since it refers to an assortment of ideas, dating from antiquity and including mental, spiritual, pathological, and conditional states. [1]
Using the term “lazy” to describe Harris, who is Black and of South Asian descent, evokes tropes that paint Black Americans as lazy, unsophisticated, submissive or inept. Such stereotypes have ...
Slumber is another word for sleep. Slumber may also refer to: laziness, indolence or inaction; Slumber (dog), prize winning Old English Sheepdog; Slumber (band) at Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival "Slumber", award-winning single by Christian Rock band Needtobreathe "Slumber", signature single of Malaysian band OAG (band)
The five said they confessed to the crimes under duress, later recanted, and pleaded not guilty in court. They were convicted after jury trials, but the convictions were vacated in 2002 after another person confessed to the crime. Recently, the men, now known as the Exonerated Five, filed a lawsuit on Monday against Trump. They accused Trump of ...
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