hymeneal
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A splendid train of eunuchs and officers issued, in hymeneal pomp, from the gates of the palace, bearing aloft the diadem, the robes and the inestimable ornaments of the future empress.
From Women of Early Christianity by Brittain, Alfred
"To lead his fianc�e, a B�rgerm�dchen there, to the hymeneal altar," concluded Hermann, not the least disturbed.
From Herman A Novel by Werner, E.
Always the same quiet, prim woman, ready at proper times to do her duty; to arrange hassocks at a christening, or to point out the positions for the actors at a hymeneal sacrifice.
From A Little World by Fenn, George Manville
Freddy has said many a charming thing about the pear-blossom; about nature's awakening; about the hymeneal birds—things that, as Prue says, are almost poetry just as he speaks them, without any alteration.
From Doctor Cupid by Broughton, Rhoda
She listened to the hymeneal god, who, attended by nymphs, stepped forward and, to the accompaniment of sweet music, sang a wedding-song specially composed for the occasion.
From Henrietta Maria by Haynes, Henrietta
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.