'Hymen' definitions:
Definition of 'Hymen'
(from WordNet)
noun
(Greek mythology) the god of marriage
noun
A fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin [syn: hymen, maidenhead, virginal membrane]
Definition of 'Hymen'
From: GCIDE
- Hymen \Hy"men\, n. [Gr. "ymh`n skin, membrane.] (Anat.) A fold of muscous membrane often found at the orifice of the vagina in virgins; the vaginal membrane. It is usually torn by sexual intercourse. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Definition of 'Hymen'
From: GCIDE
- Hymen \Hy"men\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
- 1. (Class Myth.) A fabulous deity; according to some, the son of Apollo and Urania, according to others, of Bacchus and Venus. He was the god of marriage, and presided over nuptial solemnities. [1913 Webster]
- Till Hymen brought his love-delighted hour, There dwelt no joy in Eden's rosy bower. --Campbell. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Marriage; union as if by marriage. [1913 Webster]
- Hymen of element and race. --Emerson.
Synonyms of 'Hymen'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Agdistis,
- Amor,
- Aphrodite,
- Apollo,
- Apollon,
- Ares,
- Artemis,
- Ate,
- Athena,
- Bacchus,
- Ceres,
- Cora,
- Cronus,
- Cupid,
- Cybele,
- Demeter,
- Despoina,
- Diana,
- Dionysus,
- Dis,
- Eros,
- Frigg,
- Gaea,
- Gaia,
- Ge,
- Great Mother,
- Hades,
- Helios,
- Hephaestus,
- Hera,
- Here,
- Hermes,
- Hestia,
- Hyperion,
- Jove,
- Juno,
- Jupiter,
- Jupiter Fidius,
- Jupiter Fulgur,
- Jupiter Optimus Maximus,
- Jupiter Pluvius,
- Jupiter Tonans,
- Kore,
- Kronos,
- Magna Mater,
- Mars,
- Mercury,
- Minerva,
- Mithras,
- Momus,
- Neptune,
- Nike,
- Olympians,
- Olympic gods,
- Ops,
- Orcus,
- Persephassa,
- Persephone,
- Phoebus,
- Phoebus Apollo,
- Pluto,
- Poseidon,
- Pronuba,
- Proserpina,
- Proserpine,
- Rhea,
- Saturn,
- Teleia,
- Tellus,
- Venus,
- Vesta,
- Vulcan,
- Zeus
Synonyms of 'hymen'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- allantoic membrane,
- amnion,
- amniotic sac,
- arachnoid membrane,
- banns,
- basement membrane,
- bridal,
- bridal suite,
- bridechamber,
- chuppah,
- church wedding,
- civil ceremony,
- civil wedding,
- conjuctiva,
- eardrum,
- elopement,
- epithalamium,
- espousals,
- espousement,
- forced marriage,
- Gretna Green wedding,
- honeymoon,
- hymeneal,
- hymeneal rites,
- maidenhead,
- marriage,
- membrana serosa,
- membrana tympana,
- membrane,
- meninges,
- meninx,
- neurilemma,
- nuptial apartment,
- nuptial mass,
- nuptial song,
- nuptials,
- pellicle,
- pericardium,
- perineurium,
- pleura,
- prothalamium,
- saffron veil,
- serosa,
- shotgun wedding,
- spousals,
- tympanic membrane,
- tympanum,
- velum,
- wedding,
- wedding canopy,
- wedding song,
- wedding veil