anorexia mirabilis

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anorexia mirabilis

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historical, uncountable 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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@misc{anorexia_mirabilis_2026,
  title = {anorexia mirabilis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anorexia%20mirabilis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}