cenogamy

Definition of Cenogamy

(noun) A group marriage in which any member may have sexual relations with any other members of the group.

Examples of Cenogamy

• Four people who are married and engage in sexual activities with each other.
• Quinn, Alex, Elliot, and Tracy practice cenogamy in a group marriage and have sex with each other one-on-one or as a group.

Cenogamy Pronunciation

Pronunciation Usage Guide

Syllabification: ce·nog·a·my

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Usage Notes

• Plural: cenogamies
• A type of marriage, polyamory, and polygamy.
• A (noun) cenogamist (adverb) cenogamously engages in a (adjective) cenogamous or (adjective) cenogamistic marriage.

Additional Information

• Family and Kinship Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
• Word origin of “cenogamy” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com

Related Terms

• bigamy
• family life cycle
• hypergamy
• hypogamy
• marriage
• monogamy
• open marriage
• polyamory
• polygamy
• polygyny

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Cite the Definition of Cenogamy

ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “cenogamy.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved April 23, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/cenogamy/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

cenogamy. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/cenogamy/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “cenogamy.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/cenogamy/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“cenogamy.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 23 Apr. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/cenogamy/>.