Dictionary entry

Hymeneal

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ Hy′me‐ne″al (?), Hy′me‐ne″an (?), } a. [L. hymeneius, a., also Hymenaeus, n., Hymen, Gr. � the wedding song, also � Hymen: cf. F. hyménéal, hyménéen.] Of or pertaining to marriage; as, hymeneal rites. Pope.