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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 ceremonies
.
Then, all in heat,
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
nuptial
, which
We two have sworn shall come.
Shakespeare
Preparations . . . for the approaching
nuptials
.
Prescott.

Webster 1828 Edition


Nuptial

NUP'TIAL

,
Adj.
[L., to marry.]
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.

Definition 2024


nuptial

nuptial

English

Adjective

nuptial (comparative more nuptial, superlative most nuptial)

  1. Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage.
  2. Capable, or characteristic, of breeding.

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References

  1. nuptial” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

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French

Etymology

From Latin: nūptiālis (pertaining to marriage)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nyp.sjal/

Adjective

nuptial m (feminine singular nuptiale, masculine plural nuptiaux, feminine plural nuptiales)

  1. nuptial