adelphopoiesis
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English
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀδελφοποίησις (adelphopoíēsis), from ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”) + ποίησις (poíēsis, “creation”). By surface analysis, adelpho- + -poiesis.
Noun
adelphopoiesis
- Fraternisation between men.
- (history, Christianity) A ceremony where males are unionised with one another.
Translations
a ceremony where two men are united with one another
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