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 — 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
