menstruous

[ men-stroo-uhs, -struhs ]

/ ˈmɛn stru əs, -strəs /

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adjective

pertaining to menstruation.

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Origin of menstruous

1375–1425; late Middle English: menstruating <Latin mēnstruus monthly; see menstruate, -ous

Words nearby menstruous

menstrual, menstrual cycle, menstrual extraction, menstruate, menstruation, menstruous, menstruum, mensurable, mensural, mensural music, mensural notation

How to use menstruous in a sentence

They have discovered the nakedness of their father in thee, they have humbled the uncleanness of the menstruous woman in thee.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
And that the menstruous blood is pure in itself, and of the same quality as that in the veins, is proved in two ways.
The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher|Anonymous
All the ancient civilizations had such taboos upon the menstruous woman.
Taboo and Genetics|Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard
Mr. Frazer gives numerous instances, where the same fatality is believed to result from food contaminated by a menstruous woman.
The Influence of Buddhism on Primitive Christianity|Arthur Lillie

Amongst the Maoris, if a man touched a menstruous woman, he would be taboo 'an inch thick.'
Religion & Sex|Chapman Cohen