What does paranymph mean?
Definitions for paranymph
ˈpær əˌnɪmfparanymph
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Paranymphnoun
Etymology: παϱὰ and νυμφὴ; paranymphe, Fr.
The Timnian bride
Had not so soon prefer’d
Thy paranymph, worthless to thee compar’d,
Successor in thy bed. John Milton, Agonistes.Sin hath got a paranymph and a sollicitor, a warrant and an advocate. Jeremy Taylor, Worthy Communicant.
Webster Dictionary
Paranymphnoun
a friend of the bridegroom who went with him in his chariot to fetch home the bride
Paranymphnoun
the bridesmaid who conducted the bride to the bridegroom
Paranymphnoun
an ally; a supporter or abettor
Etymology: [L. paranymphus, Gr. ; para` beside, near + a bride: cf. F. paranymphe.]
Wikidata
Paranymph
A paranymph is a ceremonial assistant and or coach in a ceremony. In ancient Greek weddings the bride and bridegroom were attended by paranymphs, and from this use it has been generalized to refer to attendants of doctoral students, best men and bridesmaids in weddings and the like. It can refer specifically to the friend of a bridegroom tasked with accompanying him in a chariot to fetch the bride home. An obscure use of the word is as a spokesman for the bride or bridegroom, such as Cyrano de Bergerac towards Roxanne. The word may refer also to a thought that is revealed only by a slip of the tongue, such as a Freudian slip, or a condition where such slippage is endemic.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Paranymph
par′a-nimf, n. a friend of the bridegroom who escorted the bride on the way to her marriage: a bride's-man: one who countenances and supports another. [Gr. para, beside, nymphē, a bride.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of paranymph in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of paranymph in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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