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hetaerism meaning in Tamil

மரபுக்குழு மணம்

hetaerism in Tamil: மரபுக்குழு மணம். In English, hetaerism means a theoretical early state of human society (as postulated by 19th-century anthropologists) which was characterized by the absence of the institution of marriage in any form, and where women were the common property of their tribe, and the children never knew their fathers.

Tamil words for hetaerism

மரபுக்குழு மணம்

English meaning of hetaerism

  1. noun A theoretical early state of human society (as postulated by 19th-century anthropologists) which was characterized by the absence of the institution of marriage in any form, and where women were the common property of their tribe, and the children never knew their fathers.
  2. noun An Ancient Greek custom according to which a man's wife was forbidden to accompany him to many public events, including the banquets or symposia which made up a large part of Greek social life, and where men sought out the company of courtesans or hetaerae instead.

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What is the meaning of hetaerism in Tamil?
Hetaerism in Tamil is மரபுக்குழு மணம்.
hetaerism என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Hetaerism: மரபுக்குழு மணம்.
What does hetaerism mean in English?
Hetaerism means a theoretical early state of human society (as postulated by 19th-century anthropologists) which was characterized by the absence of the institution of marriage in any form, and where women were the common property of their tribe, and the children never knew their fathers.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: hetaerism (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: hetaerism (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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