hierogamyn.
/hʌɪ(ə)ˈrɒɡəmi/ A sacred marriage.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > a marriage > [noun] > other types
Westminster wedding1660
customary marriage1871
hierogamy1882
companionate1924
companionate marriage1925
customary union1927
plaçage1937
gay marriage1957
open marriage1972
covenant marriage1990
1882 M. Lockwood tr. Lenormant Beginnings Hist. App. i. iii. 550 The hierogamy of Zeus and Europa was annually celebrated at Gortyna in Crete.
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