xerophagy

[ zi-rof-uh-jee ]
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noun,plural xe·roph·a·gies.
  1. a Lenten fast observed especially during Holy Week, constituting the strictest fast in the Eastern Church.

Origin of xerophagy

1
1650–60; <Late Latin xerophagia<Greek xērophagía, derivative of xērophageîn to eat dry food. See xero-, -phagy
  • Also xe·ro·pha·gia [zeer-uh-fey-juh, -jee-uh]. /ˌzɪər əˈfeɪ dʒə, -dʒi ə/.

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