释义
[ kon -juh -guh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈkɒn dʒə gəl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective of, relating to, or characteristic of marriage: conjugal vows.
pertaining to the relation between marriage partners.
Origin of conjugal 1535–45; <Latin conjugālis, equivalent to con- con- + jug (um ) yoke1 + -ālis -al1
SYNONYMS FOR conjugal 1 matrimonial, nuptial, connubial.
2 marital.
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OTHER WORDS FROM conjugal con·ju·gal·i·ty, noun con·ju·gal·ly, adverb non·con·ju·gal, adjective non·con·ju·gal·ly, adverb
non·con·ju·gal·i·ty, noun un·con·ju·gal, adjective
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Words nearby conjugal conjoined, conjoined anastomosis, conjoined twin, conjoined twins, conjoint, conjugal , conjugal rights, conjugant, conjugata, conjugate, conjugate acid-base pair
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Contrast this vision of conjugal kink with traditional Christianity, which tends to treat sex as, at best, a necessary evil.
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They're supposed to be within marriage, for purposes that are, yes, conjugal ... but also procreative.
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Sex, he said, is “supposed to be for purposes that are yes, conjugal and unitive, but also procreative.”
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To infer from these facts that there is no conjugal affection among this people would be erroneous.
The History of Prostitution | William W. Sanger
She came forth victoriously from the repeated trials of her maternal and conjugal affections.
The Browning Cyclopdia | Edward Berdoe
Her excellent principles and fortitude of mind supported her through many severe trials in her conjugal state.
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Why should that odium attach to this, more than to all unfaithful use of the conjugal relation?
Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. | Edward B. Hall
Now that they were out, he forgot for a moment the self-amusing plaint of conjugal separation to flaunt his triumph.
The Grandissimes | George Washington Cable
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British Dictionary definitions for conjugal adjective of or relating to marriage or the relationship between husband and wife conjugal rights
Derived forms of conjugal conjugality (ˌkɒndʒʊˈɡælɪtɪ ), noun conjugally , adverb Word Origin for conjugal C16: from Latin conjugālis, from conjunx wife or husband, from conjungere to unite; see conjoin
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Words related to conjugal connubial, bridal, married, matrimonial, nuptial, wedded, spousal, hymeneal
Cultural definitions for conjugal A descriptive term for the relationship between married persons. A conjugal family is the same as a nuclear family, composed of married parents and their children. Conjugal relatives (in-laws) trace their relations through the marriage of their respective blood relatives.
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