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Meaning of breatharianism in English:

breatharianism

noun

  • Belief in, or advocacy of, the theory that human beings require no nutrients other than those absorbed from the air and, in some versions of the theory, sunlight.

Pronunciation

breatharianism

/brɛˈθɛːrɪənɪz(ə)m/ /briːˈðɛːrɪənɪz(ə)m/

Origin

1950s. From breatharian + -ism, after vegetarianism, fruitarianism, etc.