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Synonyms for nuptial
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : nuhp-shuh l, -chuh l |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnʌp ʃəl, -tʃəl |
Définition of nuptial
Origin :- late 15c., from Middle French nuptial, or directly from Latin nuptialis "pertaining to marriage," from nuptiae "wedding," from nupta, fem. past participle of nubere "to marry, wed, take as a husband," related to Greek nymphe "bride," from PIE *sneubh- "to marry, wed" (cf. Old Church Slavonic snubiti "to love, woo," Czech snoubiti "to seek in marriage," Slovak zasnubit "to betroth"). Related: Nuptially.
- adj concerning marriage
- Other nuptial carriages are said to have gone the same road, before and since.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- The choice of the bride and the nuptial ceremonies are most rudimentary.
- Extract from : « The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ » by Nicolas Notovitch
- Extravagance is to be regarded as vulgarity and ignorance of nuptial proprieties.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- And Gervasio came down to pronounce the nuptial blessing over us.
- Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
- Benedick, in astonishment at what he heard, said, "This looks not like a nuptial."
- Extract from : « Tales from Shakespeare » by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb
- By his nuptial contract he was bound to take his bride with him to Pesaro.
- Extract from : « Lucretia Borgia » by Ferdinand Gregorovius
- They had been married by Father Farmer with a nuptial high mass.
- Extract from : « The Loyalist » by James Francis Barrett
- The transfer was soon completed, and the burden deposited on the nuptial bed.
- Extract from : « Captain Canot » by Brantz Mayer
- That is some satire keen and critical, Not sorting with a nuptial ceremony.
- Extract from : « A Life of William Shakespeare » by Sidney Lee
- There is not a woman in all the world but would prefer death to such a nuptial.
- Extract from : « The Short-story » by William Patterson Atkinson
Antonyms for nuptial
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