Synonyms for wedding
ˈwɛd ɪŋwed·ding

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1. wedding

   Matrimony denotes the state of those who are united in the relation of husband and wife; marriage denotes primarily the act of so uniting, but is extensively used for the state as well. Wedlock, a word of specific legal use, is the Saxon term for the state or relation denoted by matrimony. Wedding denotes the ceremony, with any attendant festivities, by which two persons are united as husband and wife, nuptials being the more formal and stately term to express the same idea.

   Synonyms:
   conjugal union, espousal, espousals, marriage, matrimony, nuptials, spousal, spousals, union, wedlock

   Antonyms:
   bachelorhood, celibacy, divorce, maidenhood, virginity, widowhood

   Preposition:
   Marriage of or between two persons; of one person to or with another; among the Greeks.

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1. wedding

   Synonyms:
   espousals, marriage, nuptials

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1. wedding, wedding ceremony, nuptials, hymenealsnoun

   the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

   Synonyms:
   marriage ceremony, wedding ceremony, nuptials, marriage, wedding party, hymeneals

2. marriage, wedding, marriage ceremonynoun

   the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony

   "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"

   Synonyms:
   married couple, marriage ceremony, wedlock, wedding party, hymeneals, man and wife, marriage, wedding ceremony, matrimony, spousal relationship, nuptials, union

3. wedding, wedding partynoun

   a party of people at a wedding

   Synonyms:
   marriage ceremony, wedding ceremony, nuptials, marriage, wedding party, hymeneals

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1. weddingnoun

   Synonyms:
   marriage, nuptials, espousals, bridal, marriage ceremony, nuptial rites

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1. weddingnoun

   Synonyms:
   nuptials, marriage, espousals

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1. List of paraphrases for "wedding":

   marriage, wedlock, marriages, married, marry, matrimony, marie, weddings, honeymoon

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1. Wedding

   Wedding vs. Marriage -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Wedding and Marriage.

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1. Princess Ayako:

   I am very happy that we held the wedding at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo where my great grandfather Meiji Emperor is worshiped, i feel so happy.

2. Liza Heaton:

   When they said it would not be months, but weeks, I took that to mean a wedding was off the table, wyatt took it to mean, ‘OK, we have to get married this weekend.’.

3. Ruth Beier:

   The city also points out that Masterpiece Cakeshop – in which a Colorado baker won after being sued for not making a cake for a gay wedding – was decided on narrow grounds due to the outright hostility the civil rights commission in Colorado expressed toward Christianity. There was no such hostility in this case, it said. But the farm's lawyers point to a statement made by East Lansing Mayor Ruth Beier, who was previously a member of the city council, as relevant. A photo of Country Mill Farms, which is in a long-running legal battle with the city of East Lansing. ( ADF) ‘ We do n’t doubt that you're allowed to be a bigot … You can say it on Facebook, you can say ridiculous, horrible, hateful things, what we said is if you actually do discriminate in your business by not allowing same-sex couples to marry on your farm, then we don't want you in East Lansing.

4. Trevor Rook:

   There are three rings in marriage. The engagement ring... The wedding ring... and the suffering.

5. Anna Cory:

   So right now we're just surviving. We're not thriving, we're not joining the middle class and achieving our dream of home ownership or moving forward with wedding planning because it's an uncertain situation.