MARRIAGE CEREMONY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony

Example:

their marriage was conducted in the chapel

Synonyms:

marriage; marriage ceremony; wedding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("marriage ceremony" is a kind of...):

rite; ritual (any customary observance or practice)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "marriage ceremony"):

bridal; espousal (archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast)

civil marriage (a marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman)

love match (a marriage for love's sake; not an arranged marriage)

remarriage (the act of marrying again)