menstruous

[ men-stroo-uhs, -struhs ]

adjective
  1. pertaining to menstruation.

Origin of menstruous

1
1375–1425; late Middle English: menstruating <Latin mēnstruus monthly; see menstruate, -ous

Words Nearby menstruous

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How to use menstruous in a sentence

  • They have discovered the nakedness of their father in thee, they have humbled the uncleanness of the menstruous woman in thee.

  • And that the menstruous blood is pure in itself, and of the same quality as that in the veins, is proved in two ways.

  • All the ancient civilizations had such taboos upon the menstruous woman.

    Taboo and Genetics | Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard
  • Mr. Frazer gives numerous instances, where the same fatality is believed to result from food contaminated by a menstruous woman.

  • Amongst the Maoris, if a man touched a menstruous woman, he would be taboo 'an inch thick.'

    Religion &amp; Sex | Chapman Cohen