misogamy
[mi-sog-uh-mee, mahy-]
- hatred of marriage.
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Origin of misogamy
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The misogamist type of woman cannot fail to prove as futile as the misogamist man.
The Truth About WomanC. Gasquoine Hartley
Clearly the Buddha was originally a misogynist as well as a misogamist, and wished his followers to be misogynists also.
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with ChristianitySir Monier Monier-Williams
Our misogamist will not appeal to Anacreon or Sappho for a confirmation of his view, but to the universal experience of mankind.
PhaedrusPlato
misogamy
- hatred of marriage
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misogamy
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misogamy
(mĭ-sŏg′ə-mē)- Hatred of marriage.
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