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• noun (Context 1)
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.
Usage Example
"During the final days of Lent, the devout monastics strictly adhered to fasting, consuming only coarse bread and water to maintain their spiritual focus."
Strong
fasting
Weak
abstinence
• noun (Context 2)
A general dietary practice or medical regimen restricted solely to dry foods.
Usage Example
"Historically, certain physicians prescribed a regimen of diet to treat ailments they believed were caused by an excess of bodily humors."
Weak
diet
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