Home › Words › C › cenogamycenogamycenogamy means the state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members, i.e. in which husbands and wives are shared and held in common.EtymologyFrom cen- + -o- + -gamy, from Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) + γάμος (gámos, “bond”).nounThe state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members, i.e. in which husbands and wives are shared and held in common.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.pantagamy 61% match — A system of communistic marriage, once practised in the Oneida community. vs cenogamy →monogamousness 59% match — The state of being monogamous; monogamy. vs cenogamy →cacogamy 58% match — any kind of socially unacceptable marriage vs cenogamy →coenobium 58% match — A conventual or monastic community; also, a convent or monastery. vs cenogamy →cenobitism 57% match — The state of being a cenobite; the belief or practice of a cenobite. vs cenogamy →promiscuity 56% match — The state or quality of being promiscuous. vs cenogamy →agapemone 56% match — Any community characterised by mutual love or free love. vs cenogamy →connubialism 56% match — Marriage; married life. vs cenogamy →