marriage+ceremony
21ceremony — noun 1 formal public/religious event ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, short ▪ quiet, simple ▪ elaborate, glittering (BrE), lavish …
22marriage law — Body of legal specifications and requirements and other laws that regulate the initiation, continuation, and validity of marriages. In western Europe most marriage law derives from Roman Catholic canon law. Though the church regards marriage as a …
23ceremony — /ser euh moh nee/, n., pl. ceremonies. 1. the formal activities conducted on some solemn or important public or state occasion: the coronation ceremony. 2. a formal religious or sacred observance; a solemn rite: a marriage ceremony. 3. formal… …
24marriage — n. 1 the legal union of a man and a woman in order to live together and often to have children. 2 an act or ceremony establishing this union. 3 one particular union of this kind (by a previous marriage). 4 an intimate union (the marriage of true… …
25marriage — noun 1) a proposal of marriage Syn: (holy) matrimony, wedlock 2) the marriage took place at St. Margaret s Syn: wedding, wedding ceremony, marriage ceremony, nuptials, union Ant: divorce …
26ceremony — 01. Their wedding [ceremony] was held in a beautiful park downtown. 02. The native chiefs wore their beautiful [ceremonial] gowns at the signing of the historic treaty. 03. His funeral was a private [ceremony] attended only by family and a few… …
27Marriage in Northern Ireland — Lining up for a traditional wedding photograph Marriage in Northern Ireland is legally defined as between a man and a woman. Civil partnerships became available to same sex couples in December 2005 and grant rights and responsibilities identical… …
28marriage — Male ana, moe, noho pū ana, ho āo. ♦ Marriage relationship or rights, launa male. ♦ Marriage proposal, noi male. ♦ Marriage license, palapala male. ♦ Marriage fee, uku male. ♦ Marriage records, puke i kākau ia ka po e male. ♦… …
29ceremony — noun (plural nies) Etymology: Middle English ceremonie, from Middle French ceremonie, from Latin caerimonia Date: 14th century 1. a formal act or series of acts prescribed by ritual, protocol, or convention < the marriage ceremony > …
30ceremony — cer•e•mo•ny [[t]ˈsɛr əˌmoʊ ni[/t]] n. pl. nies 1) the formal activities conducted on some solemn or important public or state occasion 2) a formal religious or sacred observance; a solemn rite: a marriage ceremony[/ex] 3) any formal act, esp. one …
