On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled that same-gender couples have the constitutional right to be married. Most Americans probably failed to realize that this ruling impacted our language: With one little-known exception, no longer do we have a single word, in English, that refers to the formal union of a man and a woman in marriage. That exception is the word adahmeve.

Why do we need the word adhmeve? For those who recognize and honor God’s plan of uniting a man and a woman in marriage, and who understand it, any substitute is repulsive. So how do we now refer to traditional marriage? We use the word adahmeve, and when we speak we pronounce it uh-DAH-meve.

An adahmeve celebrated in Southern California

Verb Form for “Marry” – Admeve

How would we now say that Adam and Eve were married? Use the word admeve, which is pronounced uhd-MEVE.

Adam and Eve were admeved.

Adjective for “marital” – Admevial

The adjective to use is admevial, and the old form was marital. How do we now refer to the intimate relations between and husband (man) and wife (woman)?

admevial relations

The word is pronounced uhd-MEV-ial.

What’s Wrong With Just Using the Old Words?

Why use these new words (adahmeve, admeve, admevial)? If you only communicate with those who believe exactly as you do, it might seem to work. Tell your friends that your nephew is getting married, however, and even those who share your beliefs might not be sure what’s happening. Is your nephew in harmony with your belief in the sanctity of traditional values, or is he rebelling against them? That is part of the problem that the U.S. Supreme Court has left us with, changing the meaning of the word married.

No government, however can change the meanings of the following words:

• adahmeve
• admeve
• admevial

These words originated without any government ties, simply referring to the traditional marriage between a man and a woman. In other words, since these words are not contained in government marriage license text, they cannot be altered in meaning (in a legal sense) by any federal, state, or local government.

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New Word for Marriage Between a Man and a Woman

A new word has been appointed for traditional marriage between a man and a woman: Adahmeve. . . . God himself organized marriage in the beginning as between male and female. The word “adahmeve” is now available to avoid confusion, for it only refers to the traditional formal relationship between husband and wife.

Marriage and a new Word: Adahmeve

A new word was introduced into the English language on June 28, 2013, the same day that licenses were granted to same-gender couples in California.

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A new word has been appointed for traditional marriage between a man and a woman: Adahmeve. Why should we need a new word for this ancient family organization? Some Western countries have legalized the use of the word “marriage” to include same-gender relationships licensed by government. But God himself organized marriage in the beginning as between male and female. The word “adahmeve” is now available to avoid confusion, for it only refers to the traditional formal relationship between husband and wife.

From “The Family, a Proclamation to the World,” from the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:

“. . . marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children. . . . All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.”

Family form organized by God: husband, wife, and children

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Adahmeve

What is this word “adahmeve?” . . . we must have a word specific to the traditional marriage of a male  husband and a female wife.

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Definition of Marriage

The natural direction of growth for the English language is to add a word to our vocabulary when we find something new that we value. How unnatural to officially dilute a word, so that it refers to additional things, not originally intended!

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A Specific Noun

For those of us who speak English, is there any commonplace idea that we prefer not to be labeled with a word? The natural direction of growth for the English language is to add a word to our vocabulary when we find something new that we value. How unnatural to officially dilute a word, so that it refers to additional things, not originally intended!

Think about the possibility that a politician or judge or group of persons might change the meaning of a word in the English language. How often has an English word been officially changed through legal means? Not often.

What about the relationship of husband-wife? Why make the word “marriage” more vague? Why try to force on society the opposite of the naturnal evolution of language? Progress naturally involves adding words and phrases, as new objects and ideas emerge. Forcing a word to be more vague is fighting against progress, the opposite of nature, the opposite of progress in language evolution. Does the husband-wife relationship no longer have any value? Is it really not worth having a word specific to it?

The Value of True Marriage

For those who feel that this relationship between a man and a woman, the husband-wife relationship, is of great value to society—those persons should have no difficulty understanding how important is this concept: The husband-wife relationship deserves to have a name specific to itself.

In Addition

For those tempted to ridicule any of the above, beware of bulverism, that counterfeit of sound reasoning, that sneak thief who hides his crowbar under the business suit he wears only to deceive you. Look not for one point of weakness in somebody’s reasoning, and then dismiss everything that person says as if an imperfect person cannot have anything worthy to say, for the sneak thief will already have his crowbar at the dead bolt of the door to sound reasoning. Bulverism breaks through to steal truth when we are distracted.

For those looking for an excuse to label me a “gay hater,” as if I were against persons who label themselves “gay,” what about my poem that refers to same-gender attraction in the following lines?

“The lonely oak, against the storm, unmoved, Now bending away from the sea, Will someday rest, at home across that depth.”

A person who has long-term same-gender attraction but who avoids the sin of same-gender sexual activity is “the lonely oak.” What is the future rest awaiting that person? “At home across that depth” refers to heaven.

I do not hate anybody. I love people and I love the truth, especially when it gives us permanent joy and dispels the dark shadows that would otherwise cross the path of life’s journey. If I feared “gay” persons, I would not write a poem that included a reference to such a person going to heaven.

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