Hymeneal

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     Hymeneal



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hymeneal \Hy`me*ne"al\, Hymenean \Hy`me*ne"an\, n.
     A marriage song. --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hymeneal
       adj : of or relating to a wedding or marriage; "hymeneal rites"
       n : a wedding hymn