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Meaning of "breatharian" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BREATHARIAN

breatharian  [ˌbrɛθˈɛərɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BREATHARIAN

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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Breatharian can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES BREATHARIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Inedia

Inedia or breatharianism is the belief that it is possible for a person to live without consuming food. Breatharians claim that food, and in some cases water, are not necessary for survival, and that humans can be sustained solely by prana, the vital life force in Hinduism. According to Ayurveda, sunlight is one of the main sources of prana, and some practitioners believe that it is possible for a person to survive on sunlight alone. The terms breatharianism or inedia may also refer to this philosophy practiced as a lifestyle in place of the usual diet. Breatharianism is considered a lethal pseudoscience by scientists and medical professionals, and several adherents of these practices have died from starvation and dehydration.

Definition of breatharian in the English dictionary

The definition of breatharian in the dictionary is a person who believes that it is possible to subsist healthily on air alone. Other definition of breatharian is of or relating to a breatharian.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BREATHARIAN


apiarian
ˌeɪpɪˈɛərɪən
Arian
ˈɛərɪən
Arien
ˈɛərɪən
Aryan
ˈɛərɪən
barbarian
bɑːˈbɛərɪən
Bavarian
bəˈvɛərɪən
Briarean
braɪˈɛərɪən
Bulgarian
bʌlˈɡɛərɪən
Darien
ˈdɛərɪən
diarian
daɪˈɛərɪən
estuarian
ˌɛstjuːˈɛərɪən
humanitarian
hjuːˌmænɪˈtɛərɪən
Hungarian
hʌŋˈɡɛərɪən
librarian
laɪˈbrɛərɪən
Marian
ˈmɛərɪən
nutarian
nʌtˈɛərɪən
Ripuarian
ˌrɪpjʊˈɛərɪən
topiarian
ˌtəʊpɪˈɛərɪən
vegetarian
ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛərɪən
veterinarian
ˌvɛtərɪˈnɛərɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BREATHARIAN

breath
breath freshener
breath test
breath-test
breathability
breathable
breathalyse
Breathalyser
breathalyze
Breathalyzer
breatharianism
breathe
breathe again
breathe down someone´s neck
breathe one´s last
breathed
breather
breathful
breathier
breathiest

WORDS THAT END LIKE BREATHARIAN

agrarian
antiquarian
aquarian
assistant librarian
authoritarian
Brian
centenarian
communitarian
contrarian
documentarian
egalitarian
Maid Marian
Old Bulgarian
ovarian
pescetarian
riparian
school librarian
sectarian
totalitarian
unitarian
utilitarian

Synonyms and antonyms of breatharian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «breatharian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BREATHARIAN

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The translations of breatharian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «breatharian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

食气
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Respiracionista
570 millions of speakers

English

breatharian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

breatharian
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

breatharian
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Breatharian
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

respiratoriano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

breatharian
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

respirienne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nafas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Breath
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

breatharian
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

호흡 식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Breatharian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

breatharian
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

breatharian
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

श्वसनाचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

breatharian
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Breatharian
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bretarianinem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Breatharian
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

breatharian
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

breatharian
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

breatharian
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

breatharian
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

breatharian
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of breatharian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BREATHARIAN»

The term «breatharian» is normally little used and occupies the 122.253 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BREATHARIAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about breatharian

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BREATHARIAN»

Discover the use of breatharian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to breatharian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Breatharian Pathways
Years ago a friend of mine dreamed of a life we had shared, where I had been a breatharian in India. Her unspoken-of visions were confirmed by a psychic she later saw. At the time, her sharing of this meant little to me, for nothing registered  ...
Jasmuheen
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Cupboard Love 2: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities
breatharian - brioche breatharian In an interview on the Web site for the Breatharian Institute of America, Wiley Brooks—the founder of the Institute—-— asserts that eating food is simply "an acquired habit, like smoking and drinking." Moreover ...
Mark Morton, 2004
3
Steps to Writing Well
12 Among those who have been on the yellow diet for months isjime Collison, 24, who earlier tried “fruitarianism,” fasting and other special regimens, and moved from Texas to the San Francisco Bay area just to be around the Breatharian ...
Jean Wyrick, 2013
4
Darkroom Diary Downloads & The Freedom of The Immortal's Way
One of my encodements was to understand the path of the true breatharian – the one who has no need for food or fluid since they can access this in another way. I thought that the only way to truly understand something is to live it. While being ...
5
Activating Your Healing Energies -- Physical, Mental, ...
Wiley Brooks, Breatharian, Spiritual Teacher, and writer was the founder of the Breatharian Institute of America. Wiley has been a Breatharian for some 30 years and has been giving seminars and teaching his intrinsically learned philosophy ...
Ed Leary, 2011
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Fasting: An Exceptional Human Experience
Living on air: Breatharian put to the test. Retrieved from http://web.archive.org/ web/20051102085047/http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com. au/60/stories/1 999i1 0i24/storyi57 . asp China Daily (2004). Doctor faces new challenge afier fast.
Randi Fredricks, Randi Fredricks Ph D, 2012
7
Born Again Bodies: Flesh and Spirit in American Christianity
Letters of Myrtle Fillmore, 87;Witherspoon,Myrtle Fillmore, 270;James Dillet Freeman, The Household of Faith: The Story of Unity (Lee's Summit, MO: Unity School of Christianity, 1951), 144, 132. 72. Most breatharian groups appear inspired by ...
R. Marie Griffith, 2004
8
Creation: Cosmic Radiation in Florida
But in the Breatharian Age the organism had not declined, because of misuse and abuse, to the point where it needed extrinsic substance in the form of food to incite it to the activity required to sustain its existence. That incitation was supplied ...
Hilton Hotema, 1996
9
The Living Christ: Conversations With a Teacher of Love
Lila: As a breatharian, I have for a long time believed that food is a drug or a poison. It is the reason we get sick and it causes all pain and suffering. I am consumed with this UNDERSTANDING, but still have doubts, even though I see the ...
Paul Ferrini, 2001
10
Modern Day Mystic: A Psychic & Spiritual Journey Through a ...
As we waited for the evening's presentation to begin, the fellow on my left turned to me and spontaneously launched into an elaborate discourse on what I gathered was one of his favorite topics: "How to become a breatharian." Breatharianism ...
Thomas Lyons, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BREATHARIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term breatharian is used in the context of the following news items.
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The 'breatharian' diet was hands-down the hardest thing I've ever done
The 'breatharian' diet was hands-down the hardest thing I've ever done. SARAH BERRY. Last updated 11:05, June 25 2015. The Chinese medicine programme ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
2
This diet was hands-down the hardest thing I've ever done
... consumed since. But, for me, within the extreme I've found some kind of equilibrium. And for that, it was worth being a breatharian* for a bit. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
3
These pictures of India's holy men practising yoga are radically …
There are also cases of extensive fasting where a sadhu will not eat or drink for several days as part of a breatharian diet. Indian Hindu holy ... «BT.com, Jun 15»
4
Weight loss diets that you should NEVER follow
The Breatharian Diet: So this diet works on a so-called idea that one needs only sunlight and air to survive. False. Breatharianism, focusses on ... «India Today, Jun 15»
5
Human Barbie: Don't call Valeria Lukyanova a Human Barbie, says …
Good to see she has actually surpassed her previous “breatharian” diet of air and water and is eating something that requires the use of molars ... «Examiner.com, Jun 15»
6
Don't punish yourself to make the world a better place
Towards the end of his book, he cites the experiences of Meredith Sagan, a psychiatrist and “breatharian” who believed she could survive on ... «Open Democracy, Jun 15»
7
Russian human barbie doll confesses that photos of abs were …
Last year, Lukyanova revealed that she has become a 'breatharian' according to the Daily Mail. Apparently, she believes that eating light and ... «AsiaOne, May 15»
8
6 'Health' Fads That Are Almost Too Bizarre To Be True
But Shine isn't the only breatharian. An Indian guru claimed to live for 70 years of of this spiritual practice, and a documentary made about him ... «Care2.com, May 15»
9
Dos and don'ts of sunlight diet
Also known as Breatharian-ism or Pranic Nourishment, the Sunlight Diet has been around for quite some time. Since the young (in their early ... «Times of India, Feb 15»
10
The Grit Doctor has had enough: it's time to “Cut the Crap”
Breatharian: Live on, err, fresh air and sunlight? Guaranteed death if followed successfully. Fruitarian: Exist only on fruit, vegetables, nuts and ... «Irish Times, Jan 15»

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