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Webster 1913 Edition
Nuptial
Nup′tial
(nŭp′shal)
, Adj.
[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. [GREEK] bride, nymph: cf. F. nuptial
.] Of or pertaining to marriage; done or used at a wedding;
as,
. nuptial
rites and ceremoniesThen, all in heat,
They light the
They light the
nuptial
torch. Milton.
Nup′tial
,Noun.
pl.
Nuptials
(nŭp′shalz)
. Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; – now only in the plural.
Celebration of that
We two have sworn shall come.
nuptial
, whichWe two have sworn shall come.
Shakespeare
Preparations . . . for the approaching
nuptials
. Prescott.
Webster 1828 Edition
Nuptial
NUP'TIAL
,Adj.
1.
Pertaining to marriage; done at a wedding; as nuptial rites and ceremonies; nuptial torch.2.
Constituting marriage; as the nuptial knot or band.The Bible has mitigated the horrors of war; it has given effectual obligation to the nuptial vow.
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nuptial
nuptial
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nuptial (comparative more nuptial, superlative most nuptial)
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pertaining to wedding and marriage
capable, or characteristic, of breeding