- hymeneals
- nounthe social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed• Syn: ↑wedding, ↑wedding ceremony, ↑nuptials• Hypernyms: ↑ceremony, ↑ceremonial, ↑ceremonial occasion, ↑observance
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hymeneals — noun nuptials. To this he wrote an answer as short, expressing his ardent wishes that those winter hymeneals might produce nothing but happiness, and saying that he would not be in town many days before he knocked at the door of No. 52, Grosvenor … Wiktionary
hymeneal — 1. adjective /hʌɪməˈniːəl/ a) Pertaining to marriage. I consider these more as the privileges of age, than as part of the hymeneal dowry. b) Of or pertaining to the hymen. It seems to me that girls ought to be early taught to discriminate,… … Wiktionary
ceremonial occasion — noun a formal event performed on a special occasion a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor • Syn: ↑ceremony, ↑ceremonial, ↑observance • Derivationally related forms: ↑observe (for: ↑observan … Useful english dictionary
nuptials — noun the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed • Syn: ↑wedding, ↑wedding ceremony, ↑hymeneals • Derivationally related forms: ↑wed (for: ↑wedding) • … Useful english dictionary
wedding ceremony — noun the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑wedding, ↑nuptials, ↑hymeneals • Derivationally related forms: ↑wed (for: ↑wedding) … Useful english dictionary
