What's a reasonable interpretation of "breakfast" applying to the following context? Did people often associate the word with the season of Lent back then? By the way, is "steadfastness" another good

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What's a reasonable interpretation of "breakfast" applying to the following context? Did people often associate the word with the season of Lent back then? By the way, is "steadfastness" another good choice? Thanks. "Deep sickness seized me, and deprived me of my breakfast. This was followed by extreme faintness. My sufferings were no longer local. There was a general feeling of agony throughout the whole system. I felt, every inch of me, as though flesh was failing."

Sep 11, 2023 3:13 PM

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My guess is that this person is very ill/nauseated/in bodily discomfort, and then either couldn't eat their breakfast or 'rejected it.'

September 11, 2023

Hi Joseph. I am little puzzled by this as it is not possible to see all of the original text that you have posted. In the paragraph you have quoted, 'breakfast' only needs to be the usual meaning of the meal that we eat shortly after getting up in a morning. When someone is sick, they may not be able to eat breakfast. I am unsure about why you ask about the season of Lent, but Christians often did not eat breakfast before they received Communion. In a similar way, it is possible that some people may have also not eaten breakfast during Lent as a way of going without food. Christians often practice 'fasting', or going without food, during the period of Lent.

September 11, 2023

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