macrobioticadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmakrə(ʊ)bʌɪˈɒtɪk/, U.S.

/ˈˌmækroʊbaɪˈɑdɪk/

Forms: 1700s– macrobiotic, 1800s– makrobiotic (rare).

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Makrobiotik.

Etymology: < German Makrobiotik, feminine singular ‘macrobiotics’ ( C. W. von Hufeland Die Kunst das menschliche Leben zu verlängern (1796)) < ancient Greek μακροβιότης longevity ( < μακρός macro- comb. form + βιότης life) + German -ik -ic suffix (compare biotic adj., -biotic comb. form). In sense A. 2 after French macrobiotique (1956 in the work translated in quot. 1956 at sense A. 2).The German etymon of sense A. 1 is a noun, but its earliest English adaptation is as an adjective; for the corresponding noun see the later macrobiotics n. 1.

A. adj.

†1. Inclined or tending to prolong life; relating to the prolongation of life. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > continuance or tenacity of life > [adjective] > prolonging life

macrobiotic1797

1797 tr. C. W. von Hufeland Art Prolong. Life I. Pref. p. viii Hence arises a particular science, the Macrobiotic, or the Art of prolonging it [sc. life], which forms the subject of the present work... The object of the medical art is health; that of the macrobiotic, long life.

1797 tr. C. W. von Hufeland Art Prolong. Life I. Pref. p. x The practical part of medicine, therefore, in regard to the macrobiotic art, is to be considered only as an auxiliary science.

1822 New Monthly Mag. 5 351 Any of your readers..of macrobiotic tendencies.

1879 Punch 1 Nov. 201/2 Dr. Richardson..is a great makrobiotic sage.

2. Of or relating to the dietary system of macrobiotics; advocating or following this system.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > diet > [adjective] > theory

macrobiotic1956

macro1986

society > faith > worship > cleanness (ceremonial) > purification > [adjective] > Zen Buddhist dietary system

macrobiotic1956

1956 G. Ohsawa Philos. Oriental Med. iv. 65 It is with these dietetic and macrobiotic dishes that I have cured thousands and thousands of desperate patients.

1965 N.Y. Times 12 Mar. 49/2 Mr. Wiener said the so-called ‘macrobiotic’ diet was developed by a Japanese whose teachings are disseminated in this country by the Ohsawa Foundation.

1968 T. Leary Politics of Ecstasy xvii. 305 Diet and physical yoga. Gave up smoking. Ate macrobiotic rice.

1968 New Yorker 10 Feb. 22 Macrobiotic. That means she'll eat fish.

1971 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 10 May 9/4 Macrobiotic nibblers of seeds, bean curd, kale, other seaweeds and brown rice, are spreading their message of love and peace by feeding.

1971 Daily Tel. 18 Oct. 4/6 The macrobiotic diet, a rigid system based on vegetables and cereals..is denounced..by the American Medical Association as bad for health and even potentially lethal.

1972 Guardian 1 Dec. 11/2 Right now she is into the Zen macrobiotic brown-rice bit.

1973 ‘P. Reid’ Harris in Wonderland vii. 55 Supper..was macrobiotic, leeks and brown rice on a wooden plate.

1990 N.Y. Woman Apr. 30/3 Her philosophy stems in part from the macrobiotic precepts that one should eat according to one's environment, condition and ancestry.

B. n.

A follower or adherent of a macrobiotic diet.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > following specific diet > [noun] > cerealist or macrobiotic

cerealist1905

macrobiotic1970

society > faith > worship > cleanness (ceremonial) > purification > [noun] > Zen Buddhist dietary system > adherent of

macrobiotic1970

1970 Time 16 Nov. 59 Most macrobiotics, as Ohsawa's devotees call themselves, try to follow his other nine diets, which are graduated from six to minus three to include increasing amounts of fish and vegetables—organically grown—along with brown rice.

1975 Listener 1 May 589/3 Macrobiotics crumbling to death in the name of good health.

1991 New Age Jrnl. Apr. 25/2 The arch-bitch Sophie [is] a raving macrobiotic who can't make it through the party without calling her therapist.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	macrobiotic
释义	macrobioticadj.n. Brit. /ˌmakrə(ʊ)bʌɪˈɒtɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌmækroʊbaɪˈɑdɪk/ Forms: 1700s– macrobiotic, 1800s– makrobiotic (rare). Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Makrobiotik. Etymology: < German Makrobiotik, feminine singular ‘macrobiotics’ ( C. W. von Hufeland Die Kunst das menschliche Leben zu verlängern (1796)) < ancient Greek μακροβιότης longevity ( < μακρός macro- comb. form + βιότης life) + German -ik -ic suffix (compare biotic adj., -biotic comb. form). In sense A. 2 after French macrobiotique (1956 in the work translated in quot. 1956 at sense A. 2).The German etymon of sense A. 1 is a noun, but its earliest English adaptation is as an adjective; for the corresponding noun see the later macrobiotics n. 1. A. adj. †1. Inclined or tending to prolong life; relating to the prolongation of life. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > continuance or tenacity of life > [adjective] > prolonging life macrobiotic1797 1797 tr. C. W. von Hufeland Art Prolong. Life I. Pref. p. viii Hence arises a particular science, the Macrobiotic, or the Art of prolonging it [sc. life], which forms the subject of the present work... The object of the medical art is health; that of the macrobiotic, long life. 1797 tr. C. W. von Hufeland Art Prolong. Life I. Pref. p. x The practical part of medicine, therefore, in regard to the macrobiotic art, is to be considered only as an auxiliary science. 1822 New Monthly Mag. 5 351 Any of your readers..of macrobiotic tendencies. 1879 Punch 1 Nov. 201/2 Dr. Richardson..is a great makrobiotic sage. 2. Of or relating to the dietary system of macrobiotics; advocating or following this system. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > diet > [adjective] > theory macrobiotic1956 macro1986 society > faith > worship > cleanness (ceremonial) > purification > [adjective] > Zen Buddhist dietary system macrobiotic1956 1956 G. Ohsawa Philos. Oriental Med. iv. 65 It is with these dietetic and macrobiotic dishes that I have cured thousands and thousands of desperate patients. 1965 N.Y. Times 12 Mar. 49/2 Mr. Wiener said the so-called ‘macrobiotic’ diet was developed by a Japanese whose teachings are disseminated in this country by the Ohsawa Foundation. 1968 T. Leary Politics of Ecstasy xvii. 305 Diet and physical yoga. Gave up smoking. Ate macrobiotic rice. 1968 New Yorker 10 Feb. 22 Macrobiotic. That means she'll eat fish. 1971 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 10 May 9/4 Macrobiotic nibblers of seeds, bean curd, kale, other seaweeds and brown rice, are spreading their message of love and peace by feeding. 1971 Daily Tel. 18 Oct. 4/6 The macrobiotic diet, a rigid system based on vegetables and cereals..is denounced..by the American Medical Association as bad for health and even potentially lethal. 1972 Guardian 1 Dec. 11/2 Right now she is into the Zen macrobiotic brown-rice bit. 1973 ‘P. Reid’ Harris in Wonderland vii. 55 Supper..was macrobiotic, leeks and brown rice on a wooden plate. 1990 N.Y. Woman Apr. 30/3 Her philosophy stems in part from the macrobiotic precepts that one should eat according to one's environment, condition and ancestry. B. n. A follower or adherent of a macrobiotic diet. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > following specific diet > [noun] > cerealist or macrobiotic cerealist1905 macrobiotic1970 society > faith > worship > cleanness (ceremonial) > purification > [noun] > Zen Buddhist dietary system > adherent of macrobiotic1970 1970 Time 16 Nov. 59 Most macrobiotics, as Ohsawa's devotees call themselves, try to follow his other nine diets, which are graduated from six to minus three to include increasing amounts of fish and vegetables—organically grown—along with brown rice. 1975 Listener 1 May 589/3 Macrobiotics crumbling to death in the name of good health. 1991 New Age Jrnl. Apr. 25/2 The arch-bitch Sophie [is] a raving macrobiotic who can't make it through the party without calling her therapist. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1797
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