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adelphopoiesis

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀδελφοποίησις (adelphopoíēsis), from ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”) + ποίησις (poíēsis, “creation”). By surface analysis, adelpho- + -poiesis.

noun adelphopϑsis

  1. Fraternisation between men.
  2. A ceremony where males are unionised with one another.

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noun a ceremony where two men are united with one another

Españoladelfopoiesis
Portuguêsadelfopoiese
Françaisaffrèrement
Ελληνικάαδελφοποίηση adelfopoíisi
Русскийадельфопоэзис adelʹfopoezis

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"adelphopoiesis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/adelphopoiesis. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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adelphopoiesis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/adelphopoiesis

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"adelphopoiesis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/adelphopoiesis.

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@misc{adelphopoiesis_2026,
  title = {adelphopoiesis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adelphopoiesis},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}