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adelphopoiesis

American

[uh-del-foh-poi-ee-sis] / əˌdɛl foʊ pɔɪˈisɪs /

noun

a bonding ceremony, historically recognized in some Christian traditions, uniting two people, usually men, in a kinship relation.

First recorded in 1895–1900; Greek; literally “making of a brother; brotherhood,” equivalent to adelphó(s) “brother” + -poiesis ( def. )

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