adelphopoiesis
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thumb|250px|The Christian martyrs Saints Sergius and Bacchus|Saint Sergius and Saint Bacchus, noted for their friendship in Christ, were cited in church adelphopoiesis ceremonies.
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Vinony files it under Christian terminology, Christian worship and liturgy and History of Eastern Christianity.
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- Adelphopoiesis in Christian tradition
- "Same-sex union" or "brother-making"
- Boswell's critics
- See also
- Notes
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- External links
thumb|250px|The Christian martyrs Saints Sergius and Bacchus|Saint Sergius and Saint Bacchus, noted for their friendship in Christ, were cited in church adelphopoiesis ceremonies.
Adelphopoiesis or adelphopoiia (from the Greek , derived from , , , and , , , literally 'brother-making') is a ceremony practiced historically in Eastern Christian tradition to unite together two people of the same sex (normally men) in a church-recognized relationship analogous to siblinghood.
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