marriage+ceremony
71marriage — noun 1 (C) the relationship between two people who are married: They have a very happy marriage. | One in three marriages ends in divorce. 2 (U) the state of being married: My parents disapprove of sex before marriage. 3 (C) the ceremony in which …
72marriage — noun Etymology: Middle English mariage, from Anglo French, from marier to marry Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by… …
73Marriage Italian-Style — Matrimonio all italiana Directed by Vittorio De Sica Produced by Carlo Ponti Written by Eduardo De Filippo Renato Castellani Tonino Guerra Leo Benvenuti P …
74MARRIAGE — The clearest visual evidence for the state of marriage is the repeated association of single man and single woman in the context of death. The most famous example is a terracotta sarcophagus depicting a couple from about 530 to 520 BC from the …
75marriage — noun 1) a proposal of marriage Syn: matrimony, wedlock 2) the marriage took place at St Margaret s Syn: wedding, wedding ceremony, nuptials, union, match 3) a marriage of jazz, pop, and gospel …
76marriage — mar•riage [[t]ˈmær ɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) the social institution under which a man and woman live as husband and wife by legal or religious commitments 2) the state, condition, or relationship of being married 3) the legal or religious ceremony that… …
77marriage — mar·riage || mærɪdÊ’ n. institution of being wed, wedlock; wedding ceremony, ceremony in which a man and woman are legally joined together; pairing, coupling; joining together of two parties …
78marriage — Synonyms and related words: Anschluss, Gretna Green wedding, addition, affiliation, agglomeration, agglutination, aggregation, agreement, alliance, amalgamation, articulation, assimilation, association, banns, blend, blending, bond, bracketing,… …
79Marriage — the ceremony of union of man and wife was a sacrament of the church ♦ Feudal right to arrange marriage of widow or ward. (Sayles, George O. The King s Parliament of England, 145) Related terms: Merchet …
80marriage — noun 1. the legal union of a man with a woman; state or condition of being married; the legal relation of spouses to each other; wedlock. 2. a like union between two people of the same sex, made legal in some jurisdictions, but not in Australia.… …
