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Dictionary definition of wedding
Synonym of wedding in thesaurus

Babylon English-English

marriage; marriage ceremony; wedding anniversary; act of marrying; joining, integration, pairing; (Slang) merger, result of the collaboration of two or more corporations into a single corporation

of or pertaining to a wedding

marry; marry off (daughter, etc.); join, unite, blend, combine; devote oneself to; be combined

hEnglish - advanced version

wedding
\wed"ding\ (?), n. [as. wedding.] nuptial ceremony; nuptial festivities; marriage; nuptials. simple and brief was the wedding, as that of ruth and of boaz.
note: certain anniversaries of an unbroken marriage have received fanciful, and more or less appropriate, names. thus, the fifth anniversary is called the wooden wedding; the tenth, the tin wedding; the fifteenth, the crystal wedding; the twentieth, the china wedding; the twenty-fifth, the silver wedding; the fiftieth, the golden wedding; the sixtieth, the diamond wedding. these anniversaries are often celebrated by appropriate presents of wood, tin, china, silver, gold, etc., given by friends.
note: wedding is often used adjectively; as, wedding cake, wedding cards, wedding clothes, wedding day, wedding feast, wedding guest, wedding ring, etc. let her beauty be her wedding dower.
wedding
favor, a marriage favor. see under marriage.
wedding
n
1. the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed [syn: wedding ceremony, nuptials]

2. the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel" [syn: marriage, marriage ceremony ]

3. a party of people at a wedding [syn: wedding party]

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wedding day
wedding chest
wedding guest
wedding gown
wedding gift
wedding night
wedding favor
wedding march
wedding license
wedding reception
wooden wedding
wedding present
wedding pictures
wedding party
wedding ring
wedding cake
silver wedding
wedding ceremony
golden wedding
wedding anniversary
wedding band

Smith's Bible Dictionary

See: Marriage

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia

A wedding is the ceremony in which two people are united in marriage or a similar institution. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes. Most wedding ceremonies involve an exchange of wedding vows by the couple, presentation of a gift (offering, ring(s), symbolic item, flowers, money), and a public proclamation of marriage by an authority figure or leader. Special wedding garments are often worn, and the ceremony is sometimes followed by a wedding reception. Music, poetry, prayers or readings from religious texts or literature are also commonly incorporated into the ceremony.

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WordNet 2.0

Noun
1. the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
(synonym) wedding ceremony, nuptials, hymeneals
(hypernym) ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance
(derivation) marry, wed, tie, splice
2. the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"
(synonym) marriage, marriage ceremony
(hypernym) ritual, rite
(hyponym) bridal, espousal
(derivation) marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse
3. a party of people at a wedding
(synonym) wedding party
(hypernym) party
(member-meronym) best man
Verb
1. take in marriage
(synonym) marry, get married, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse
(hypernym) unite, unify
(hyponym) inmarry
(verb-group) marry, tie, splice
(derivation) marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony
2. perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"
(synonym) marry, tie, splice
(hypernym) officiate
(hyponym) solemnize, solemnise
(verb-group) marry, get married, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse
(derivation) wedding, wedding ceremony, nuptials, hymeneals
Adjective
1. having been taken in marriage
(synonym) wedded
(similar) married

Dream Dictionary

To attend a wedding in your dream, you will speedily find that there is approaching you an occasion which will cause you bitterness and delayed success.

For a young woman to dream that her wedding is a secret is decidedly unfavorable to character. It imports her probable downfall.

If she contracts a worldly, or approved marriage, signifies she will rise in the estimation of those about her, and anticipated promises and joys will not be withheld.

If she thinks in her dream that there are parental objections, she will find that her engagement will create dissatisfaction among her relatives. For her to dream her lover weds another, foretells that she will be distressed with needless fears, as her lover will faithfully carry out his promises.

For a person to dream of being wedded, is a sad augury, as death will only be eluded by a miracle. If the wedding is a gay one and there are no ashen, pale-faced or black-robed ministers enjoining solemn vows, the reverses may be expected.

For a young woman to dream that she sees some one at her wedding dressed in mourning, denotes she will only have unhappiness in her married life. If at another's wedding, she will be grieved over the unfavorable fortune of some relative or friend. She may experience displeasure or illness where she expected happiness and health. The pleasure trips of others or her own, after this dream, may be greatly disturbed by unpleasant intrusions or surprises.

See Marriage and Bride.

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1

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The Devil's Dictionary

Wedding, (n.)

A ceremony at which two persons undertake to become one, one undertakes to become nothing, and nothing undertakes to become supportable.