Wondrous Words Wednesday
Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where you can share new words that you’ve encountered or spotlight words you love. Feel free to get creative! If you want to play along, grab the button, write a post and come back and add your link to Mr. Linky!
I’m listening to THE LAST GIRL, a memoir by Naida Murad, a Yazidi woman who was held captive by ISIS. I wanted to know more about the Yazidis so I did a search and discovered this word on Wikipedia.
1. endogamous – “The Yazidis, or Yezidis are a Kurdish religious minority indigenous to a region of northern Mesopotamia who are strictly endogamous.”
Endogamy is the custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe.
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What words do you want to celebrate today?
Didn’t know it but the definition makes sense.
Well endogamy sure can take the fun out of doing a DNA analysis, I suppose!
Good point!
I learned a new word today. Would not have guessed that one.
Didn’t know it. But it’s a cool word.
New to me 🙂
I was clueless!
Your new word makes for interesting thoughts such as inbreeding, long term effects on the group, etc. Good one Kathy.
A little restrictive don’t you think?
Wow…I would still be unmarried because Den lived in Colorado and I lived in Ohio!
Excellent word…I didn’t know the definition. Very interesting. THANKS.
Excellent word, Kathy! New to me!
Good word and interesting book!
New to me. I think I have heard it before but I might be confusing it with another word!