- nuptial
- Adjective: Relating or pertaining to a marriage. Noun: A wedding; the ceremony of a wedding.
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nuptial — nuptial, iale, iaux [ nypsjal, jo ] adj. • XIIIe; lat. nuptialis, de nuptiæ→ noce ♦ Littér. (sauf dans quelques expr.) Relatif aux noces, à la célébration du mariage. Bénédiction, cérémonie, messe nuptiale. « L amour de Gwinplaine pour Déa… … Encyclopédie Universelle
nupţial — NUPŢIÁL, Ă, nupţiali, e, adj. Privitor la nuntă, de nuntă; nuntitor, nunţial. ♦ (Despre oameni) Care se referă la perioada împerecherii, de împerechere. [pr.: ţi al] – Din fr. nuptial, lat. nuptialis. Trimis de bogdanrsb, 13.08.2004. Sursa: DEX… … Dicționar Român
nuptial — nuptial, ale (nu psi al, a l ) adj. Qui concerne la cérémonie des noces, le mariage. • Et pour lit nuptial il te faut un tombeau, CORN. Médée, V, 4. • Quand près d être éclairés du nuptial flambeau...., CORN. Horace, V, 2. • Ils viennent… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Nuptial — Nup tial (n[u^]p shal), a. [L. nuptialis, fr. nuptiae marriage, wedding, fr. nubere, nuptum, prop., to cover, to veil, hence, to marry, as the head of the bride was covered with a veil; cf. Gr. ? bride, nymph: cf. F. nuptial.] Of or pertaining to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nuptial — Nup tial, n.; pl. {Nuptials} (n[u^]p shalz). Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; now only in the plural. [1913 Webster] Celebration of that nuptial, which We two have sworn shall come. Shak. [1913 Webster] Preparations . . . for the approaching… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nuptial — I adjective allied, betrothed, bridal, conjugal, connubial, coupled, espoused, genialis, marital, married, mated, matrimonial, nuptialis, united, wedded associated concepts: antenuptial agreement II index conjugal … Law dictionary
nuptial is — index nuptial Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
nuptial — (adj.) late 15c., from M.Fr. nuptial, or directly from L. nuptialis pertaining to marriage, from nuptiae wedding, from nupta, fem. pp. of nubere to marry, wed, take as a husband, related to Gk. nymphe bride, from PIE *sneubh to marry, wed (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
nuptial# — nuptial adj *matrimonial, conjugal, connubial, hymeneal, marital nuptial *marriage, matrimony, wedlock,wedding,espousal … New Dictionary of Synonyms
nuptial — Nuptial, [nupti]ale. adj. Qui concerne la ceremonie des nopces, qui sert à l usage du mariage. Robe nuptiale. la benediction nuptiale. ses habits nuptiaux. le lit nuptial. soüiller la couche nuptiale … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Nuptiāl — (lat.), auf die Ehe (nuptiae) bezüglich; daher pacta nuptialia, Ehepakten … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
