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Meaning of "helpmeet" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HELPMEET

From the phrase an helpe meet (suitable) for him Genesis 2:18.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HELPMEET

ˈhɛlpˌmiːt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HELPMEET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Helpmeet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HELPMEET

agamete · bakemeat · bushmeat · crabmeat · farcemeat · forcemeat · gamete · horsemeat · lunchmeat · meat · meet · mete · mincemeat · nutmeat · oogamete · palmiet · pigmeat · planogamete · sweetmeat · watersmeet

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HELPMEET

help a person on with · help desk · help menu · help out · help screens · helpable · helper · helper T-cell · helpful · helpfully · helpfulness · helping · helping hand · helpless · helplessly · helplessness · helpline · Helpmann · helpmate

WORDS THAT END LIKE HELPMEET

discreet · feet · fleet · greet · High Street · high-street · Main Street · make ends meet · man in the street · premeet · remeet · retweet · sheet · street · swap meet · sweet · the High Street · track meet · tweet · Wall Street

Synonyms and antonyms of helpmeet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «helpmeet» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF HELPMEET

Find out the translation of helpmeet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of helpmeet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «helpmeet» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

做个伴侣
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

helpmeet
570 millions of speakers
en

English

helpmeet
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

helpmeet
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

helpmeet
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

помощницей
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

helpmeet
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

হকারী
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

compagne
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Helpmeet
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Gehilfin
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

協力者
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

조력자
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Helpmeet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người giúp việc
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

உதவி செய்யும் நண்பர்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

मदत करणारा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

helpmeet
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

helpmeet
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

помічницею
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

ajutor potrivit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

helpmeet
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kanaal is
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

medhjälpare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

medhjelp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of helpmeet

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HELPMEET»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of helpmeet
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about helpmeet

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HELPMEET»

Discover the use of helpmeet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to helpmeet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
God Has a Purpose for the Helpmeet
If you are a married or preparing to marry woman of God then this book is for you!
Shanetria Peterson, 2008
2
Helpmeet Or Hindrance: Which One Are You?
After all isn't that what you really want to do?Fannie A. Pierce is a first time author, with many more books to come.
Fannie A. Pierce, 2010
3
Circuit Rider and Helpmeet: Wash and Matt Moore
Describes the life of George Washington Moore, a circuit rider, and his descendents.
Bobbie Morrow Dietrich, 1994
4
Social Ethics: An Examination of American Moral Traditions
They justify the subjugation of women to men. The good woman is a helpmeet, or keeps to woman's sphere, or fulfills the needs of a man for romantic sexuality. A brief examination of each of these cover stories and the critiques of these stories  ...
Roger G. Betsworth, 1990
5
Marriage: Naked But Not Ashamed
It is instructive to note that Eve (representing womanhood) was still a concept in the heart of God when God decided that sheis going tobe helpmeet to herhusband. Genesis[2:18] 18And the LORDGod said, “It isnotgood that man shouldbe ...
Dr. Gabriel O. Owoso, 2012
6
The Fruit of Her Hands: A Psychology of Biblical Woman
First, the helpmeet- opposite supports the man in harnessing the powerful instinct of the sexual drive. Within a sanctified marriage relationship, that drive can be redeemed and purged of its primitive and fearsome power and channeled into ...
Matthew B. Schwartz, Kalman J. Kaplan, 2007
7
The Challenge of American History
In contrast, the opponents of the golden age thesis, the "unhappy helpmeet" historians, focused on women who were disqualified from the benefits of being a good wife, either by virtue of their failure to marry or prosper or because they had  ...
Louis P. Masur, 1999
8
Helpmeet: The Power of a Wife to Give Her Husband Help
Owens encourages women to boldly use their god-given power to help their husbands strengthen their lives, marriage, and family.
Selena Owens, William G. Owens, 2002
9
Who Do You THINK You Are?
Am I motivating you to begin to question some of the reality of your life's circumstances? So, dear ladies, if any of you have been plagued with the " helpmeet or helpmate" mentality, now you have another picture at hand. I believe the helpmeet ...
James Wesley Straughn, 2008
10
The true woman: a series of discourses, to which is added ...
WOMAN. A. HELPMEET. THE purpose of God in the creation of woman was to provide man with a helpmeet. The language is unmistakable. "And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone. I will make for him a helper suited ...
Justin Dewey Fulton, 1869

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HELPMEET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term helpmeet is used in the context of the following news items.
1
"The Lord's My Sex Guru" Pious Perverts and the Twisted World of …
Then we read of “helpmeet literature,” one example of which decrees: “It is far better that the job be done poorly by your husband … than it be ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
2
Signs of His return
His beloved Eve, bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh, the one taken out of him and thus so much a part of him; his helpmeet—Eve, the one ... «Adventist Review, Jul 15»
3
When slavery won't die: The oppressive Biblical mentality America …
... are beautiful and fragile; women are good with children; women are emotionally weak; God made woman as the perfect 'helpmeet' for man. «Raw Story, Jul 15»
4
The Appeal of Christian Piety
What Ms. DeRogatis calls the “helpmeet” literature, by contrast, celebrates sex with one's husband — but does not portray that husband as a ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
5
Mrs Engels review: X marx the heart
Zealot, coquette, helpmeet, dreamer, waif or even intellectual. McCrea takes the modish reductionist option. The Lizzie he creates is a ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
6
Sex, Slavery and the Black Body Count–An Interview with …
... are beautiful and fragile; women are good with children; women are emotionally weak; God made woman as the perfect 'helpmeet' for man. «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Jul 15»
7
Translating André du Bouchet.
... French-English dictionary definition of “vocable” is “term,” and so I am puzzled as to why he questioned that conventional helpmeet here. «The Fortnightly Review, Jun 15»
8
Review: Doctor Faustus
During that time the prince of darkness's servant, Mephistopheles (Zach Grenier, The Good Wife), will be his helpmeet so that he may “live in all ... «Broadway Blog, Jun 15»
9
Is Child Marriage Wrong if the Parents Consent?
Debi Pearl has written that young women should work to keep themselves malleable so that they can become whatever helpmeet their future ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
10
Postcard from Berlin: Maxim Gorki Theatre, Kosky's Komische Oper …
... son Erhart (Jan-Peter Kampwirth), his English mistress Mrs Wilton (Kate Strong) and their young and willing helpmeet Frida (Gala Winter). «Daily Review, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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