Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

breatharianism

/ˌbɹɛˈθɛəɹi.ənˌɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: breathar-i-an-ism
IPA: /ˌbɹɛˈθɛəɹi.ənˌɪzəm/

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief in, or practice of, living without food, subsisting instead on prana or sunlight.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Wiley Brooks, the guru of Breatharianism, espouses a system of physical vitality by which one may stop eating and drinking entirely, and live, lichenlike, off light and air."
"An exponent of Breatharianism named Wiley Brooks, a handsome, very thin black man in his forties, headed the Breatharian Institute of America, and in 1983 claimed not to have consumed anything except an occasional glass of fruit juice for eighteen years."
"Followers of the cult Breatharianism believe that the energy they save on digesting food and drink can be transformed into physical, emotional and spiritual energy."

Etymology

From breatharian + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: breatharian

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

breatharian

Questions

How do you pronounce breatharianism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbɹɛˈθɛəɹi.ənˌɪzəm/.
What does breatharianism mean?: The belief in, or practice of, living without food, subsisting instead on prana or sunlight.
Where does breatharianism come from?: From breatharian + -ism.

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