hymeneal

== English == === Etymology === From Latin hymenaeus (from Ancient Greek ὑμεναῖος (humenaîos, “matrimonial”)) +‎ -al. Compare hymen. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /hʌɪməˈniːəl/ === Adjective === hymeneal (comparative more hymeneal, superlative most hymeneal) Pertaining to marriage. 1831, Anna Maria Winter, Thoughts on the Moral Order of Nature, vol. III, IV.3.vii: It seems to me that girls ought to be early taught to discriminate, between the characteristic of a hymeneal connexion and of a dishonourable one apparently resembling it. Pertaining to sexual relations. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the hymen. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== matrimonial nuptial === Noun === hymeneal (plural hymeneals) A hymn, song or poem in honour of a wedding. ==== Translations ====