endogamy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɛnˈdɑ.ɡə.mi/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɛnˈdɒ.ɡə.mi/ (UK)
Etymology
From endo- + -gamy; compare inmarriage.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one's own ethnic, religious, or social group.
Far from suggesting a demoralized culture, endogamy here seemed the mark of a buoyantly confident group, settled in their skin and not needing outsiders.
1995, Isabel Fonseca, Bury Me Standing, Vintage, published 2007, page 24:In the Suppliant Maidens the heroines seem to protest against endogamy, which prohibits marriage except between persons of the same blood or stock.
1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “VIII. Orestea. III: Eumenides”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 226:Endogamy historically predominated in Jewish populations, giving rise to a high prevalence of genetic diseases.
2025 September 24, Warshauer EM, Maier PA, Runfeldt G, et al., “Sephardic Origins Revealed for Rare Skin Disorder, Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa, in Individuals Carrying the Unique c.6527insC Mutation”, in Journal of Medical Genetics:
- (uncountable, usually) The fusion of two related gametes.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| endogamies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
outmarriage · exogamy · exogamy · intermarriage · heterogamy · exogamy · mixed marriage · extramarriage
Deriveds
clan endogamy · endogamic · endogamous
Synonyms
exogamy · outmarriage · heterogamy · mixed marriage · intermarriage · extramarriage
Translations (27)
de Binnenheirat (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · et endogaamia (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · fa درونهمسری (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · sv ingifte (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · hu endogámia (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · is innvensl (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · fr endogamie (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · pt endogamia (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · it endogamia (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · sv endogami (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · ko 근친혼 (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · sh ендога̀мија (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · ca endogàmia (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · ja 近親婚 (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · ru эндогамия (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · da endogami (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · cs endogamie (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · pl endogamia (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · de Kastenheirat (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · fi endogamia (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · nl endogamie (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · sh endogàmija (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · el ενδογαμία (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · uk ендогамія (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · da indgifte (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · es endogamia (the practice of marrying within one's own social group) · de Endogamie (the practice of marrying within one's own social group)