English Dictionary

anorexia mirabilis

名詞

歴史的 不可算名詞

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

日本語の意味

中世の女性が宗教的禁欲の一環として、自ら飢餓状態に陥り、その食欲不振が奇跡的だとされた現象。

In her history seminar, Maria wrote a compelling paper arguing that anorexia mirabilis among medieval nuns was both a spiritual practice and a response to social pressures.

彼女の歴史のゼミで、マリアは中世の修道女たちに見られた奇跡的な食欲不振が、精神的な実践であると同時に社会的圧力への反応でもあったと主張する説得力のある論文を書いた。

意味（1）

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