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/ɛnˈdɒɡəmi/ · noun
The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one's own ethnic, religious, or social group..
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.
Use endogamy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Endogamy means The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one's own ethnic, religious, or social group..
Common synonyms include exogamy, extramarriage, heterogamy, intermarriage.
Possible antonyms include exogamy, extramarriage, heterogamy, intermarriage.
In the Suppliant Maidens the heroines seem to protest against endogamy, which prohibits marriage except between persons of the same blood or stock.
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