one flesh

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one flesh

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A biblical phrase, found for example in versions of Genesis 2:24 and Mark 10:8.

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  1. idiomatic, uncountable Two people united by marriage. "This is reasonable and natural," returned Pathfinder; ". . . A woman would be likely to follow the man to whom she had plighted faith, and husband and wife are one flesh."

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"one flesh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/one%20flesh. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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one flesh. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/one%20flesh

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"one flesh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/one%20flesh.

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@misc{one_flesh_2026,
  title = {one flesh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/one%20flesh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}