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hyménéal — ● hyménéal, hyménéale, hyménéaux adjectif (de hymen 1) Relatif à l hymen de la femme. hyménal, ale, aux [imenal, o] ou hyménéal, ale, aux [imeneal, o] adj. ÉTYM. XIXe; de 2. hymen. ❖ … Encyclopédie Universelle
Hymeneal — Hy me*ne al, Hymenean Hy me*ne an, a. [L. hymeneius, a., also Hymenaeus, n., Hymen, Gr. ? the wedding song, also ? Hymen: cf. F. hym[ e]n[ e]al, hym[ e]n[ e]en.] Of or pertaining to marriage; as, hymeneal rites. Pope … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hymeneal — Hy me*ne al, Hymenean Hy me*ne an, n. A marriage song. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hymeneal — (adj.) c.1600, of or relating to a marriage; as a noun, wedding hymn, from 1717; from L. hymenaeus, from Gk. hymenaios belonging to wedlock, wedding, wedding song, from HYMEN (Cf. Hymen), Greek god of marriage … Etymology dictionary
hymeneal — nuptial, marital, connubial, conjugal, *matrimonial … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hymeneal — [hī΄mə nē′əl] adj. [< L hymenaeus < Gr hymenaios (see HYMEN) + AL] of marriage n. Old Poet. 1. a wedding song 2. [pl.] a marriage … English World dictionary
hymeneal — 1. adjective /hʌɪməˈniːəl/ a) Pertaining to marriage. I consider these more as the privileges of age, than as part of the hymeneal dowry. b) Of or pertaining to the hymen. It seems to me that girls ought to be early taught to discriminate,… … Wiktionary
hymeneal — /huy meuh nee euhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to marriage. n. 2. Archaic. marriage song. [1595 1605; < L hymenae(us) ( < Gk hyménaios wedding song, equiv. to Hymen HYMEN + aios pertaining to) + AL1] * * * … Universalium
hymeneal — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Of, relating to, or typical of marriage: conjugal, connubial, marital, married, matrimonial, nuptial, spousal, wedded. See MARRIAGE … English dictionary for students
hymeneal — adj. pertaining to marriage; bridal … English contemporary dictionary
