I. ˌhī-mə-ˈnē-əl adjective
Etymology: Latin hymenaeus wedding song, wedding, from Greek hymenaios, from Hymēn
Date: 1602
: nuptial
• hy·me·ne·al·ly -ˈnē-ə-lē adverb
II. noun
Date: 1655
1. plural , archaic : nuptials
2. archaic : a wedding hymn
I. ˌhī-mə-ˈnē-əl adjective
Etymology: Latin hymenaeus wedding song, wedding, from Greek hymenaios, from Hymēn
Date: 1602
: nuptial
• hy·me·ne·al·ly -ˈnē-ə-lē adverb
II. noun
Date: 1655
1. plural , archaic : nuptials
2. archaic : a wedding hymn
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003