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xerophagy

[ zi-rof-uh-jee ]

noun

plural xerophagies.
  1. a Lenten fast observed especially during Holy Week, constituting the strictest fast in the Eastern Church.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of xerophagy1

1650–60; < Late Latin xerophagia < Greek ³æŧ°ù´Ç±è³ó²¹²µÃ­²¹, derivative of ³æŧ°ù´Ç±è³ó²¹²µ±ðî²Ô to eat dry food. See xero-, -phagy
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Example Sentences

Xerophagy, zē-rof′a-ji, n. the habit of living on dry food.

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