Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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The midday meal, after which nothing whatever may be eaten.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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午餐。(相關詞「中食後」)
Source
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漢譯阿含經辭典,莊春江編(1.4版)
Definition[3]
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(術語)齋食之異名。以當日中而食故也。過午則不許食一毫之食。釋氏要覽上曰:「僧祇律云:時食謂時得食,非時不得食。今言中食,以天中日午時得食,當日午故言中食。」
Source
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》