hierogamy
(haɪəˈrɒgəmɪ)
[f. hiero- + Gr. -γαµια marriage.]
A sacred marriage.
| 1882 M. Lockwood tr. Lenormant's Begin. Hist. App. i. iii. 550 The hierogamy of Zeus and Europa was annually celebrated at Gortyna in Crete. |
hierogamy
(haɪəˈrɒgəmɪ)
[f. hiero- + Gr. -γαµια marriage.]
A sacred marriage.
| 1882 M. Lockwood tr. Lenormant's Begin. Hist. App. i. iii. 550 The hierogamy of Zeus and Europa was annually celebrated at Gortyna in Crete. |
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