biodynamic

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ dynamic.

Adjective

biodynamic (comparative more biodynamic, superlative most biodynamic)

1. Of, or relating to the effects of motion on living things.
2. (Anthroposophy, agriculture, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of organic agriculture with mystical and holistic elements, based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner.
   • 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 215:

     This ancient mode of thought exists to this day in the mystical biodynamic gardening practices of Rudolph Steiner, which call for planting only when the moon is in a favorable position for the variety of plant chosen.

3. (New Age, psychoanalysis, pseudoscience) Of, or relating to a form of psychotherapy, massage and energy healing developed by Gerda Boyesen in Norway in the 1950s.

Derived terms

• biodynamically

 

Translations

Relating to agriculture according to Anthroposophic precepts

• Dutch: biologisch-dynamisch
• Finnish: biodynaaminen (fi)
• Greek: βιοδυναμικός (el) (viodynamikós)
• Polish: biodynamiczny