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Definition of Macrobiotic
1. Adjective. Of or relating to the theory or practice of macrobiotics. "Macrobiotic diet"
Definition of Macrobiotic
1. a. Long-lived.
Definition of Macrobiotic
1. Adjective. longlived ¹
2. Adjective. Of a lifestyle incorporating a dietary regimen including locally grown, seasonal, natural foods, or of the diet itself. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Macrobiotic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Macrobiotic
1. Macrobiotic refers to the macrobiota, a region's living organisms (or flora and fauna) large enough to be seen with the naked eye. However, macro- comes from the greek makros meaning not only large but also long. So macrobiotic can also be taken to mean long life. Thus, the idea with a macrobiotic diet is that it is for a long life, that is that the diet will lengthen life. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Macrobiotic
Literary usage of Macrobiotic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Alternative Medicine: Expanding Medical Horizons by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"No studies to date have examined directly the role of a macrobiotic diet in
chronic disease prevention. However, a number of studies have examined ..."
2. How Nature Cures: Comprising a New System of Hygiene; Also the Natural Food by Emmet Densmore (1892)
""The laws of life and death, looked upon in this light, form the basis of a fixed
science—the macrobiotic, or the art of prolonging life. ..."
3. The Mountain by Robert Montgomery Smith Jackson (1860)
"The object of the medical art is health ; that of the macrobiotic, long life.
[Long life and health are supposed to be somewhat connected ; but it seems ..."
4. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria by Royal Society of Victoria (Melbourne, Vic.) (1908)
"The truth is thart, long-lived (macrobiotic) seeds have mainly been developed
among the ... are macrobiotic, though incapable of tho same duration as the ..."
5. Hufeland's Art of prolonging life by Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland (1867)
"Upon this may be founded dietetic rules and a medical mode of treatment for
preserving life ; and hence arises a particular science, the macrobiotic, ..."
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