xerophagy

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Definition of xerophagy in English English dictionary

A restrictive diet (of bread and water, for example) as a punishment or religious form of discipline

A diet of bread and water

{i} fast which includes the eating of dry foods only

Among the primitive Christians, the living on a diet of dry food in Lent and on other fasts

Hyphenation

xe·roph·a·gy

Synonyms

hunger strike, keeping fast, lenten fast, strict fast, without food, xerophagia

Etymology

() From Ancient Greek ξηροφαγία. Compare xero-, -phagy.