What is another word for hymeneal?

Pronunciation: [hˈa͡ɪmənˌi͡əl] (IPA)

Hymeneal refers to the customs, practices, or rituals connected to weddings or marriages. Synonyms or related words for hymeneal include nuptial, bridal, conjugal, matrimonial, wedding, espousal, betrothal, celebration, union, and ceremonial. Nuptial generally refers to the wedding ceremony or the state of being married. Bridal, on the other hand, specifically pertains to the bride or the ceremony itself. Conjugal refers to the relationship or intimacy between spouses. Matrimonial is associated with the legal or formal aspect of marriage. Wedding and espousal refer to the event or the act of getting married. Betrothal is the period of engagement before the formal marriage ceremony. Celebration, union, and ceremonial are related to the festivities or rituals that mark the union of two people in marriage.

What are the hypernyms for Hymeneal?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Hymeneal?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for hymeneal (as nouns)

What are the opposite words for hymeneal?

Hymeneal is a word that is generally used to describe anything related to marriage or weddings. The concept of antonyms refers to words that are opposite in meaning to a given word. In the case of hymeneal, some of the antonyms that come to mind include 'divorce', 'separation', 'breakup', 'dissolution', 'estrangement', and 'discord'. These words express the opposite of what is typically associated with hymeneal, i.e. the celebration of union and togetherness. While hymeneal is a term that connotes joy, commitment, and love, its antonyms evoke feelings of sadness, loneliness, and disconnection.

What are the antonyms for Hymeneal?

  • adj.

    bridal
    • divorce
    • .

Usage examples for Hymeneal

The same year he led to the hymeneal altar an amiable, pious and accomplished daughter of the Rev.
"Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution"
L. Carroll Judson
They completed their walk to the house of the hymeneal merrymaking in a bitter silence, both very miserable.
"True and Other Stories"
George Parsons Lathrop
The particulars of the ceremony show that the hymeneal rites of the ancient Greeks, in which the bride was, as it were, forcibly conducted to the house of her husband, were still practised, though without idolatry, by the early Christians.
"Women of Early Christianity Woman: In all ages and in all countries, Vol. 3 (of 10)"
Alfred Brittain Mitchell Carroll

Famous quotes with Hymeneal

  • His real wife, his houri, his paramour was everywhere waiting, genie-like, in a bottle. The hymeneal gouging-off of the bottle-top, the kiss of the brown bitter yeasty flow, the euphoria far beyond the release of detumescence.
    Anthony Burgess

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