become one flesh



become one flesh

To join together with another person in marriage. Taken from the biblical verse regarding marriage, "And the two shall become one flesh." It can also refer to sexual intercourse in general, which is meant in Judeo-Christian beliefs to be withheld until after marriage. My longtime girlfriend and I finally got engaged, and we will become one flesh this summer. Many people choose to wait until they are married to become one flesh with someone.
See also: become, flesh, one

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Beatrizbe-ah-TREETH (Spanish), be-ah-TREES (Latin American Spanish), be-a-TREES (Portuguese), be-a-TREESH (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
Mcwilliams[mək'wiljəmz]
Margalita-Hebrew
Rhonwen-Welsh
Anoop-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam
Pavao-Croatian