Definitions for xerophagy
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Wiktionary
xerophagy(Noun)
A restrictive diet (of bread and water, for example) as a punishment or religious form of discipline.
Origin: From ξηροφαγία. Compare xero-, -phagy.
Webster Dictionary
Xerophagy(noun)
among the primitive Christians, the living on a diet of dry food in Lent and on other fasts
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