one flesh
Joined through marriage
One flesh is a biblical phrase describing the spiritual and physical union between married partners, where two individuals become unified as a single entity.
The expression comes from Genesis and appears in marriage ceremonies and religious teachings about the sacred bond of matrimony.
The two shall become one flesh.
Beyond its religious context, the phrase sometimes appears in secular discussions of deep intimacy or inseparable partnership between people.
Inability to be divided
- indivisibilityCannot be divided
- onenessState of being unified
- unionJoining into one
- fusionJoining into unity
joining · cleaving · melding · togetherness · bond · covenant · partnership · symbiosis
Marriage rite and feast
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
- spouseMarried partner
- husbandMarried man's role
wife · nuptials · ceremony · bride · groom · conjugal · consummation · union
State of proximity
- bondingForming close connections
- embraceHold closely in arms
- caressGentle loving touch
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
affection · connection · trust · devotion · attachment · intercourse · consummation · vulnerability
inseparability
Inability to be divided
- indivisibilityCannot be divided
- onenessState of being unified
- unionJoining into one
fusion · joining · cleaving · melding · togetherness · bond · covenant · partnership · symbiosis · interconnection
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
husband · wife · nuptials · ceremony · bride · groom · conjugal · consummation · union · betrothal
closeness
State of proximity
tenderness · affection · connection · trust · devotion · attachment · intercourse · consummation · vulnerability · nakedness
- Biblical Marriagemarriage covenant, bride, husband and wife, bridegroom, groom
- sacred sexualitysacred union, sacred marriage, tantric sex, tantra, fertility rites
one fleshdivorced
Legally ended marriage
put asunder · annulled · broken covenant · unmarried · widowed