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hierogamy

hierogamy noun: the ritual enactment of sexual relations between gods and goddesses in order to guarantee fertility of crops.

Noun

hierogamy (uncountable)

  1. The ritual enactment of sexual relations between gods and goddesses in order to guarantee fertility of crops

Forms of hierogamy

alternative formhieros gamos

Origin of hierogamy

From hiero- + -gamy.

Questions about hierogamy

What does hierogamy mean?
Hierogamy means the ritual enactment of sexual relations between gods and goddesses in order to guarantee fertility of crops.
What part of speech is hierogamy?
Hierogamy is a noun.

Words near hierogamy in the dictionary

  1. hierodules
  2. hierodulic
  3. hierofalcon
  4. hierofalcons
  5. hierogamic
  6. hierogamy
  7. hieroglyph
  8. hieroglyphed
  9. hieroglypher
  10. hieroglyphers
  11. hieroglyphic

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