Meaning of inedia | Babel Free

Definitions

The (purported) ability to live without food.

uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The problems of establishing the facts are redoubled when the discussion is narrowed to the type⟳ of inedia which in itself is less susceptible to natural explanation and intrinsically more plausible as a sign⟳: active inedia.”

“Stigmatics are by no means the only mystics to experience⟳ inedia; on the contrary, it is a condition that has been experienced by a great many Catholic mystics.”

“Vigorous debates on inedia clearly illustrate⟳ the range of difficulties. Unlike visions and locutions, accessible only to those who experience⟳ them, inedia can be observed and monitored by others.”

CEFR level