HYMENEALS

wedding, wedding ceremony, nuptials, hymeneals

(noun) the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

hymeneals

plural of hymeneal

Noun

hymeneals pl (plural only)

Nuptials.

Source: Wiktionary


HYMENEAL

Hy`me*ne"al, Hy`me*ne"an, a. Etym: [L. hymeneius, a., also Hymenaeus, n., Hymen, Gr. hyménéal, hyménéen.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to marriage; as, hymeneal rites. Pope.

Hy`me*ne"al, Hy`me*ne"an, n.

Definition: A marriage song. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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