tædium vitæ

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tædium vitæ (uncountable)

  1. Archaic spelling of taedium vitae.
    • 1798, Sir Alexander Crichton, An Inquiry Into the Nature and Origin of Mental Derangement: Comprehending a Concise System of the Physiology and Pathology of the Human Mind. And a History of the Passions and Their Effects, page 231:
      [] founded on false or erroneous thoughts, which, however, command a firm conviction in their mind ; they have, also, a strong desire of relief, and symptoms of despair, or tædium vitæ, []