Ceremony
(n.) Ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of important matters, as in the performance of religious duties, the transaction of affairs of state, and the celebration of notable events |
Ceremony
(n.) Behavior regulated by strict etiquette |
Ceremony
(n.) A ceremonial symbols |
Ceremony
(n.) A sign or prodigy |
Christening
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Christen |
Formal
(n.) See Methylal. |
Formal
(a.) Belonging to the form, shape, frame, external appearance, or organization of a thing. |
Formal
(a.) Belonging to the constitution of a thing, as distinguished from the matter composing it |
Formal
(a.) Done in due form, or with solemnity |
Formal
(a.) Devoted to, or done in accordance with, forms or rules |
Formal
(a.) Having the form or appearance without the substance or essence |
Formal
(a.) Dependent in form |
Formal
(a.) Sound |
Frank-marriage
(n.) A certain tenure in tail special |
Marriage
(v. t.) The act of marrying, or the state of being married |
Marriage
(v. t.) The marriage vow or contract. |
Marriage
(v. t.) A feast made on the occasion of a marriage. |
Marriage
(v. t.) Any intimate or close union. |
Nuptial
(a.) Of or pertaining to marriage |
Nuptials
(pl. ) of Nuptial |
Nuptial
(n.) Marriage |
Perform
(v. t.) To carry through |
Perform
(v. t.) To discharge |
Perform
(v. t.) To represent |
Perform
(v. i.) To do, execute, or accomplish something |
Present
(a.) Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits |
Present
(a.) Now existing, or in process |
Present
(a.) Not delayed |
Present
(a.) Ready |
Present
(a.) Favorably attentive |
Present
(a.) Present time |
Present
(a.) Present letters or instrument, as a deed of conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or other writing |
Present
(a.) A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting the present tense. |
Present
(a.) To bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior |
Present
(a.) To exhibit or offer to view or notice |
Present
(a.) To pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner |
Present
(a.) To make a gift of |
Present
(a.) Hence: To endow |
Present
(a.) To present |
Present
(a.) To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice |
Present
(a.) To nominate for support at a public school or other institution . |
Present
(a.) To lay before a public body, or an official, for consideration, as before a legislature, a court of judicature, a corporation, etc. |
Present
(a.) To lay before a court as an object of inquiry |
Present
(a.) To bring an indictment against . |
Present
(a.) To aim, point, or direct, as a weapon |
Present
(v. i.) To appear at the mouth of the uterus so as to be perceptible to the finger in vaginal examination |
Present
(n.) Anything presented or given |
Present
(n.) The position of a soldier in presenting arms |
Re-present
(v. t.) To present again |
Wedding
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wed |
groundbreaking
groundbreaking ceremony | the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project |
| ceremony | any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way, the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine, he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball, he disposed of it without ceremony |
tea ceremony
chanoyu | an ancient ritual for preparing and serving and drinking tea |
| ceremony | the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion, an inaugural ceremony |
religious ceremony
religious ritual | a ceremony having religious meaning |
| military ceremony | a military custom performed in observance of some event or anniversary |
marriage
wedding
marriage ceremony | the act of marrying, the nuptial ceremony, their marriage was conducted in the chapel |
| civil marriage | a marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman |
| christening | giving a Christian name at baptism |
| dissolution of marriage | an annulment of a marriage |
bridal gown
wedding gown
wedding dress | a gown worn by the bride at a wedding |
dinner dress
dinner gown
formal
evening gown | a gown for evening wear |
| formal garden | a garden laid out on regular lines with plants arranged in symmetrical locations or in geometrical designs |
hope chest
wedding chest | chest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household goods in anticipation of marriage |
| marriage bed | the bed shared by a newly wed couple |
| wedding picture | photographs of bride and groom and their friends taken at their wedding |
wedding ring
wedding band | a ring (usually plain gold) given to the bride (and sometimes one is also given to the groom) at the wedding |
symbolic logic
mathematical logic
formal logic | any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity |
| formal semantics | the branch of semantics that studies the logical aspects of meaning |
present
present tense | a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking |
| historical present | the use of the present tense to describe past actions or states |
| present participle | a participle expressing present action, in English is formed by adding -ing |
marriage contract
marriage settlement | a prenuptial agreement or contract |
marriage license
marriage licence
wedding license
wedding licence | a license authorizing two people to marry |
| marriage counseling | counseling on marital problems and disagreements |
| wedding march | a march to be played for a wedding procession |
marriage proposal
proposal of marriage
marriage offer
proposal | an offer of marriage |
ball
formal | a lavish dance requiring formal attire |
ceremony
ceremonial
ceremonial occasion
observance | a formal event performed on a special occasion, a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor |
wedding
wedding ceremony
nuptials
hymeneals | the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed |
| military ceremony | a formal ceremony performed by military personnel |
commencement commencement exercise
commencement ceremony
graduation graduation exercise | an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred |
wedding cake
bridecake | a rich cake with two or more tiers and covered with frosting and decorations, served at a wedding reception |
marriage
married couple
man and wife | two people who are married to each other, his second marriage was happier than the first, a married couple without love |
| same-sex marriage | two people of the same sex who live together as a family, the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated |
| mixed marriage | marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures, the families of both partners in a mixed marriage often disapprove |
marriage brokerage
marriage mart | a business that arranges marriage contracts |
| wedding reception | a reception for wedding guests held after the wedding |
wedding
wedding party | a party of people at a wedding |
matchmaker
matcher marriage broker | someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others |
| wedding guest | a guest at a wedding |
| present | something presented as a gift, his tie was a present from his wife |
birthday present
birthday gift | a present given in celebration of a person's birthday |
Christmas present
Christmas gift | a present given at Christmas time |
wedding present
wedding gift | a present given to someone getting married |
present progressive
present progressive tense | a tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance |
present perfect
present perfect tense | a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present, `I have finished' is an example of the present perfect |
marriage
matrimony
union spousal relationship
wedlock | the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce), a long and happy marriage, God bless this union |
| common-law marriage | a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony |
| marriage of convenience | a marriage for expediency rather than love |