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moonblood

moonblood noun: menstrual blood.

Noun

moonblood (uncountable)

  1. (feminist paganism) Menstrual blood.
    • When the menopausal woman was seen as holding her moonblood within her for greater power, menopause was not the trauma that modern society makes it today.1990, Diane Stein, Casting the circle: a women's book of ritual, page 72
    • Bring some of your saved moonblood and make blood drawings […]1991, Shekhinah Mountainwater, Ariadne's thread: a workbook of goddess magic, page 133

Origin of moonblood

From moon + blood, as the lunar cycle is traditionally linked to menstruation.

Questions about moonblood

What does moonblood mean?
Moonblood means menstrual blood.
What part of speech is moonblood?
Moonblood is a noun.

Words near moonblood in the dictionary

  1. Moonbi
  2. moonbird
  3. moonbirds
  4. moonblind
  5. moonblink
  6. moonblood
  7. moonboot
  8. moonboots
  9. moonbounce
  10. moonbounces
  11. moonbound

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