Alfred Bellebaum illuminates the various meanings as well as the social causes and manifest social and individual consequences of Acedia. The common translation of Acedia, which has Greek origins, is sloth. It is one of the seven deadly sins—alongside pride, greed, sexual immorality, envy, gluttony, and wrath. Despite the traditional moral-theological interpretation as a loss of eternal bliss and paradisiacal happiness, the behaviors in question remain highly relevant today. Through exaggerations, individuals jeopardize themselves and their social relationships. Pride comes before a fall.