anorexia mirabilis

noun

A supposedly miraculous lack of appetite among women of the Middle Ages, who would starve themselves as a form of religious asceticism.

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Meanings

nounanorexia mirabilis (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableA supposedly miraculous lack of appetite among women of the Middle Ages, who would starve themselves as a form of religious asceticism.
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anorexia mirabilis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anorexia%20mirabilis

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