English
hierogamy
From hiero- + -gamy.
Formed from hiero- + -gamy
Proto-Indo-European *ish₁ros ‘holy’
Proto-Hellenic *iherós ‘holy, divine’
Ancient Greek ἱερός ‘sacred, holy’
English hiero-
Today it means
noun The ritual enactment of sexual relations between gods and goddesses in order to guarantee fertility of crops
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Etymograph / hierogamy