The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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, 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 — I. adjective Etymology: Latin hymenaeus wedding song, wedding, from Greek hymenaios, from Hymēn Date: 1602 nuptial • hymeneally adverb II. noun Date: 1655 1. plural … New Collegiate Dictionary
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
