menstruous
[ men-stroo-uhs, -struhs ]
adjective
pertaining to menstruation.
Origin of menstruous
1Words 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.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousAnd that the menstruous blood is pure in itself, and of the same quality as that in the veins, is proved in two ways.
The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher | AnonymousAll the ancient civilizations had such taboos upon the menstruous woman.
Taboo and Genetics | Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary BlanchardMr. Frazer gives numerous instances, where the same fatality is believed to result from food contaminated by a menstruous woman.
The Influence of Buddhism on Primitive Christianity | Arthur LillieAmongst the Maoris, if a man touched a menstruous woman, he would be taboo 'an inch thick.'
Religion & Sex | Chapman Cohen
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