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breatharian, n. and a.
Brit. |ˌbrɛθˈɛːrɪən|, |ˌbriːˈðɛːrɪən|, U.S. |ˌbrɛθˈɛriən|, |ˌbriˈðɛriən|
Forms: also with capital initial.
[Apparently ‹breath n. + -arian suffix, after vegetarian n., fruitarian n., etc.
Also apprehended as ‹breathe v.]
A. n. A person who consumes or claims to require no nutrients other than those absorbed from the air and, in some cases, sunlight; an advocate or practitioner of breatharianism.
1979Philadelphia Inquirer 14 Oct. a6/3 Blume remained loyal to..the dietary advice, telling his friends of his ambition to become a ‘breatharian’, a holy man who could live on air alone. 1988A. Levine On Trail of High Weirdness in S. Arterburn & J. Felton Toxic Faith (1991) iv. 103 The Breatharians..argue that we can survive without food or drink. 1998Cosmopolitan July 123/3 There are even books that teach you how to become a ‘breatharian’, one who lives on air alone!
B. adj. Of or relating to breatharians or breatharianism; advocating breatharianism.
1981V. Kulvinskas & R. Tasca Life in 21st Cent. iv. i., I have examined..sproutarian, fruitarian, aquarian and breatharian paths in the light of scientific documentation and spiritual qualifications. 1993Seattle Times (Nexis) 5 Oct. a1 Among those who dispute the Breatharian message are nutritionists and dietitians. 1998Sunday Tel. (Electronic ed.) 20 Dec. Back in 1983, most of the leadership of the Breatharian Institute in California resigned following an outrage by Wiley Brooks, the 47-year-old leader who claimed not to have eaten for 19 years, but was caught sneaking into a hotel and ordering a chicken pie. |