Endogamy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɛnˈdɒɡəmi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Endogamy is a noun meaning The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one's own ethnic, religious, or social group.
Meaning
The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one's own ethnic, religious, or social group.
More Meanings
- (biology) The fusion of two related gametes.
Example Sentences
In the Suppliant Maidens the heroines seem to protest against endogamy, which prohibits marriage except between persons of the same blood or stock.
Far from suggesting a demoralized culture, endogamy here seemed the mark of a buoyantly confident group, settled in their skin and not needing outsiders.
Word Forms
- endogamies
Synonyms for endogamy
Depending on context, synonyms include exogamy, extramarriage, heterogamy, intermarriage, outmarriage, inmarriage.
Antonyms for endogamy
Common opposites include exogamy, extramarriage, heterogamy, intermarriage, outmarriage.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inmarriage, intermarriage, ethnogamy, exogamy, exogeny, homogamy.
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