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hymeneal

[ hahy-muh-nee-uhl ]

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adjective

hymeneal

/ ˌhaɪmɛˈniːəl /

1595–1605; < Latin hymenae ( us ) (< Greek hyménaios wedding song, equivalent to Hymen Hymen + -aios pertaining to) + -al ¹

Hymeneal (hi'me-ne'al), referring to marriage; from Hymen, the Greek god of marriage.

I need not tell you that Beauman is to be the happy deity of the Hymeneal sacrifice.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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