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MELANCHOLY
A permanent state of despondency. It is the result of an emotional disorder in which a person's thoughts assume a depressive character at the slightest stimulation.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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