xerophagy
xerophagy Lexical Profile
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• noun
The practice of eating exclusively dry food, particularly as a strict form of fasting observed in early and Eastern Christian churches during periods such as Holy Week, typically restricting the diet to bread, salt, water, and raw vegetables.
"During the final days of Lent, the devout monastics strictly adhered to xerophagy, consuming only coarse bread and water to maintain their spiritual focus."
A general dietary practice or medical regimen restricted solely to dry foods.
"Historically, certain physicians prescribed a regimen of xerophagy to treat ailments they believed were caused by an excess of bodily humors."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Late Latin 'xerophagia', derived from Greek 'xērophagia', composed of 'xēros' (dry) and 'phagein' (to eat).
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