Etymology

syneisaktism

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Today it means: The practice, from early Christian until mediaeval times, of a man and woman living together in a non-legalised relationship while observing vows of chastity. Full definition →

Ancient Greek συνείσακτος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromσυνείσακτος“(adjective) introduced together; (noun) participant in syneisaktism”
  2. English todaysyneisaktism

From Ancient Greek συνείσακτος (suneísaktos, “(adjective) introduced together; (noun) participant in syneisaktism”), from συνεισάγω (suneiságō, “to bring in together”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + εἰσάγω (eiságō, “to bring in, introduce”).

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