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nuptial

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nup·tial  (npshl, -chl)
adj.
1. Of or relating to marriage or the wedding ceremony.
2. Of, relating to, or occurring during the mating season: the nuptial plumage of male birds.
n.
A wedding ceremony. Often used in the plural.
[Middle English nupcialle, from Old French nuptial, from Latin nptilis, from nptiae, wedding, from npta, feminine past participle of nbere, to take a husband.]
nuptial·ly adv.
nuptial
Adjective
relating to marriage: a nuptial blessing [Latin nuptiae marriage]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.nuptial - of or relating to a wedding; "bridal procession"; "nuptial day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage vows"
bridal, spousal
nuptial
adjective 1. marital, wedding, wedded, bridal, matrimonial, conjugal, connubial, hymeneal (poetic)
Translations
nuptial [ˈnʌpʃəl] adj → nupcial
nuptial [ˈnʌpʃəl] adj → nuptial(e)
nuptial [ˈnʌpʃəl] adj (feast, celebration) → Hochzeits-;
nuptial bliss → Eheglück nt
nuptial [ˈnʌpʃəl] adj → nuziale
nuptial
adj nuptial [ˈnapʃəl]
of marriage. huweliksverwant زَواجي، زِفافي، عُرْسي брачен svatební bryllups- Hochzeits-... γαμήλιος nupcial abielu-, pulma- وابلسته بعروسى avio- nuptial שֶׁל נִישוּאִין विवाह संबंधी svadben,vjenčani lakodalmi perkawinan brúðkaups- nuziale 結婚の 결혼의, 혼례의 vedybų, vedybinis laulību-; kāzu- perkahwinan huwelijks{#169} bryllups- ślubny, małżeński nupcial nupţial брачный, свадебный svadobný poročen svadbeni äktenskaplig, bröllops- เกี่ยวกับการแต่งงาน evliliğe ait 婚姻的 шлюбний, весільний شادي سے متعلق thuộc về lễ cưới 婚姻的


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When a family is complete, it consists of freemen and slaves; but as in every subject we should begin with examining into the smallest parts of which it consists, and as the first and smallest parts of a family are the master and slave, the husband and wife, the father and child, let us first inquire into these three, what each of them may be, and what they ought to be; that is to say, the herile, the nuptial, and the paternal.
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
Nuptial love maketh mankind; friendly love perfecteth it; but wanton love corrupteth, and embaseth it.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
Her bridal adornments, it is true, at first caused some little dismay, having painted and anointed herself for the occasion according to the Chinook toilet; by dint, however, of copious ablutions, she was freed from all adventitious tint and fragrance, and entered into the nuptial state, the cleanest princess that had ever been known, of the somewhat unctuous tribe of the Chinooks.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
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