the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Of or pertaining to marriage; done or used at a wedding.
n. Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; -- now only in the plural.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Of or pertaining to marriage, or to the marriage ceremony; connected with or used at a wedding.
Synonyms Hymeneal, etc. (see matrimonial), bridal.
n. Marriage: now always in the plural.
n.Synonyms Wedding, Matrimony, etc. See marriage.
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adj. of or relating to a wedding
Word Usage
"He is addressed as a king possessed of all essential graces, as a conqueror exalted on the throne of a righteous and eternal government, and as a bridegroom arrayed in nuptial splendor."