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- noun The belief in, or practice of, living without
food , subsisting instead onprana orsunlight .
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Examples
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The most well-known advocate of breatharianism is Jasmuheen (nee Ellen Greve), a former businesswoman from Australia who claims she hasn't eaten any real food since 1993.
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Ellen Greve's books and internet sites expound the wonders of "breatharianism" where the followers live on invisible crystals in the air.
The Guardian World News Sarah Tonner 2011
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For years, I experimented with fasting, cleansing diets and colonics, fruitarianism, and even breatharianism not eating anything but air, which was a disaster in the Los Angeles smog!
When Animals Speak Penelope Smith 2009
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Includes fascinating glimpses into the brain of a man who believes in breatharianism and likes to flop his willy about.
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Clearly breatharianism is the only moral choice here.
Should a 10-year-old be permitted to go hunting? Ann Althouse 2008
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Creationism: Once you get down to the details, the stupidest idea ever, with the possible exception of breatharianism.
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