Defn: 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.
Till Hymen brought his love-delighted hour, There dwelt no joy in
Eden's rosy bower. Campbell.
2. Marriage; union as if by marriage. Hymen of element and race. Emerson.
HYMENEAL; HYMENEAN Hy`me*ne"al, Hy`me*ne"an, a. Etym: [L. hymeneius, a., also Hymenaeus, n., Hymen, Gr. hyménéal, hyménéen.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to marriage; as, hymeneal rites. Pope.
HYMENEAL; HYMENEAN
Hy`me*ne"al, Hy`me*ne"an, n.
Defn: A marriage song. Milton.
HYMENIUM
Hy*me"ni*um, n.; pl. L. Hymenia, E. Hymeniums. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
(Bot.)
Defn: The spore-bearing surface of certain fungi, as that on the gills of a mushroom.
HYMENOGENY
Hy`me*nog"e*ny, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: The production of artificial membranes by contact of two fluids, as albumin and fat, by which the globules of the latter are surrounded by a thin film of the former.