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Noun
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hieros gamos
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hieros gamos
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Etymology
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From
hiero-
+
-gamy
.
Noun
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hierogamy
(
uncountable
)
The ritual enactment of
sexual
relations
between
gods
and
goddesses
in order to guarantee
fertility
of crops
