marriage+ceremony

  • 61Marriage —    The sad prevalence of divorce in the United States might not have come to pass if people had clear ideas of what Marriage really is. Marriage is a great deal more than simply a civil contract. It is a divine institution, an honorable estate,… …

    American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • 62marriage — mar|riage W2S2 [ˈmærıdʒ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : French; Origin: mariage, from marier; MARRY] 1.) [U and C] the relationship between two people who are married, or the state of being married ▪ She has three daughters from a previous marriage. ▪ One …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 63Ceremony — For other uses, see Ceremony (disambiguation). Newly commissioned officers celebrate their new positions by throwing their midshipmen covers into the air as part of the U.S. Naval Academy class of 2005 graduation and commissioning ceremony …

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  • 64“Marriage” — by Gregory Corso    The theme of marriage is in poetry an ancient and honored one, which through the centuries has been treated in a consistently celebratory fashion. But in his poem “Marriage,” gregory corso brings a somewhat skeptical spirit to …

    Encyclopedia of Beat Literature

  • 65Marriage in the Eastern Orthodox Church — A wedding in the Russian Orthodox Church, 1862. Contents 1 Introduction 2 The Exchange of the …

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  • 66marriage — In the OT marriage is assumed to be a normal relationship, ordained by the Creator (Gen. 1:26 f.) though the initial period of innocence and joy gave way to ‘hardness [[➝ hardening]] of heart’ (Matt. 19:8). Then rules became necessary, though… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 67wedding ceremony — marriage ceremony, ceremony in which a couple exchanges marriage vows in front of family and friends …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 68marriage lite — n. Mildly derogatory term for an unmarried couple who live together or a couple who have formed a civil union or similar partnership. Example Citations: They are right about the fact cohabitation what some call marriage lite is changing the… …

    New words

  • 69marriage — [[t]mæ̱rɪʤ[/t]] ♦♦ marriages 1) N COUNT A marriage is the relationship between a husband and wife. In a good marriage, both husband and wife work hard to solve any problems that arise... When I was 35 my marriage broke up... His son by his second …

    English dictionary

  • 70Marriage of the Virgin — The Marriage of the Virgin by Giotto (Scrovegni Chapel) The Marriage of the Virgin is the subject in Christian art depicting the marriage of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. The marriage is not mentioned in the canonical Gospels but is covered… …

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