hymeneal

[ hahy-muh-nee-uhl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to marriage.

noun

1. Archaic. marriage song.

hymeneal

/ ˌhaɪmɛˈniːəl /

adjective

1. poetic.
   of or relating to marriage

noun

1. a wedding song or poem

Other Words From

• unhy·me·neal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hymeneal¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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