hymeneal rites. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
What of the common lot of woman in the state hymeneal?. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
Nay, but wedlock happy, but envied joy hymeneal. From Wordnik.com. [Poems and Fragments] Reference
Then, as I say, the hymeneal bark either founders, or dashes on. From Wordnik.com. [Kangaroo] Reference
Commander RAMSAY passed off without a hymeneal ode from the POET. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 12, 1919] Reference
Again a brave defender of his country led the lady to the hymeneal altar. From Wordnik.com. [The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales] Reference
Every tufted copse and blooming grove resounded with the notes of hymeneal love. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8] Reference
Ever averse as I was to the hymeneal shackles, how easily will prejudices recur!. From Wordnik.com. [Clarissa Harlowe] Reference
At any rate ropes and horses would not bring Lord Rufford to the hymeneal altar. From Wordnik.com. [The American Senator] Reference
I need not tell you that Beauman is to be the happy deity of the hymeneal sacrifice. From Wordnik.com. [Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father] Reference
All in white was she now; a glittering white, with silver adornment; ravishingly hymeneal. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
Preparations for the hymeneal ceremony were making, and invitations had already gone abroad. From Wordnik.com. [Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father] Reference
Spanish authorities allowed the count to begin as soon as the flow of hymeneal blood ceased. From Wordnik.com. [Female Purity (Niddah).] Reference
Which would I have, think you; that priceless crown hymeneal, or the glory of a Tenth Edition?. From Wordnik.com. [The Newcomes] Reference
None the less, with a bit of managing the hymeneal bark sails on across the great waters into port. From Wordnik.com. [Kangaroo] Reference
'Of course, my dear, papa will take you to the hymeneal altar, and our friend Captain Dancy will take me.'. From Wordnik.com. [Gladys, the Reaper] Reference
In the geonic period (ca 750 – 1050), the notion that hymeneal blood may be mixed with ziva blood arose. From Wordnik.com. [Female Purity (Niddah).] Reference
Come the worst, the hymeneal torch, and a white sheet, must be my amende honorable, as the French have it. From Wordnik.com. [Clarissa Harlowe] Reference
ERATO, the muse of Love and hymeneal songs, wears a wreath of laurel, and is striking the chords of a lyre. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome] Reference
Concern for possible transgression of the menstrual laws finds expression in the laws governing hymeneal blood. From Wordnik.com. [Female Purity (Niddah).] Reference
He pressed the catch and instantly, surprisingly, there burst out a tiny flame — gemlike, hymeneal, auspicious. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Stories]
When they were married, Pitt would have liked to take a hymeneal tour with his bride, as became people of their condition. From Wordnik.com. [Vanity Fair] Reference
‘No hymeneal lights were kindled,’ he began chanting, pronouncing all the vowels through his nose, giving the syllables. From Wordnik.com. [A Desperate Character] Reference
November is not altogether an hymeneal month, but it was not till November that Lady Mary Palliser became the wife of Frank. From Wordnik.com. [The Duke's Children] Reference
If he should sit reverently at the table of the Lord's Supper, much more should he sit thus in the bower of the hymeneal life. From Wordnik.com. [Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness.] Reference
The hour had arrived when the lord of the castle was about to lead to the hymeneal altar the bright-eyed lady he so long loved. From Wordnik.com. [Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants] Reference
C — of the office of General Committees, who was soon about to lead to the hymeneal altar the beautiful daughter of the Earl de. From Wordnik.com. [The Small House at Allington] Reference
The reason given in JT Berakhot 2: 6 for his version is that there can be no hymeneal blood without menstrual blood mixed with it. From Wordnik.com. [Female Purity (Niddah).] Reference
They wondered, all of them, if she really was pure, as pure as her name announced her to be, all white banners and hymeneal grace. From Wordnik.com. [How To Kill My Interest as a Reader] Reference
A cold and chilling time had been named for these hymeneal joys, but one not altogether unsuited to the feelings of the happy pair. From Wordnik.com. [Doctor Thorne] Reference
Frank, for, like all who accept the hymeneal yoke, he was influenced to a certain extent by the things with which he surrounded himself. From Wordnik.com. [The Financier] Reference
Alas! young bride, thy hymeneal altar is an altar of sacrifice. From Wordnik.com. [The Home Mission] Reference
There is a white marriage in this tale, stipulated in the hymeneal bond. From Wordnik.com. [The Merry-Go-Round] Reference
The parents of hymeneal men and women he was indisposed to consider as dramatis personae. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith] Reference
Secretary, is shortly to lead to the hymeneal altar the daughter of Timothy Tomkins, Esq., late. From Wordnik.com. [Pelham — Complete] Reference
A new and highly respected citizen will lead to the hymeneal altar one of our most popular ladies. From Wordnik.com. [Anne of Avonlea] Reference
Early in the month of June, Lady Eustace was led to the hymeneal altar by her clerical bridegroom. From Wordnik.com. [The Eustace Diamonds] Reference
The hymeneal pair are licensed freebooters levying blackmail on us; survivors of an uncivilized period. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith] Reference
She had even condescended to select certain articles, leaving the rest of the hymeneal wealth behind her. From Wordnik.com. [He Knew He Was Right] Reference
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