Nuptial

  • 11Nuptiāl — (lat.), auf die Ehe (nuptiae) bezüglich; daher pacta nuptialia, Ehepakten …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 12Nuptial — Nuptiāl (lat.), hochzeitlich; Pacta nuptialĭa, Ehepakten; Nupturiénten, Brautleute …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 13nuptial — [adj] concerning marriage bridal, conjugal, connubial, espousal, marital, married, matrimonial, spousal, wedded, wedding; concept 555 Ant. divorce …

    New thesaurus

  • 14nuptial — Nuptial, Nuptialis …

    Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • 15nuptial — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or relating to marriage or weddings. 2) Zoology relating to breeding. ► NOUN (nuptials) ▪ a wedding. ORIGIN Latin nuptialis, from nuptiae wedding …

    English terms dictionary

  • 16nuptial — [nup′shəl, nup′chəl] adj. [LME nupcyalle < L nuptialis < nuptiae, marriage < nuptus, pp. of nubere, to marry: see NUBILE] 1. of marriage or a wedding 2. of or having to do with mating n. [pl.] a wedding; marriage …

    English World dictionary

  • 17nuptial — nuptially, adv. /nup sheuhl, cheuhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to marriage or the marriage ceremony: the nuptial day; nuptial vows. 2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of mating or the mating season of animals: nuptial behavior. n. 3. Usually …

    Universalium

  • 18NUPTIAL — ALE. adj. Qui concerne la cérémonie des noces, qui appartient au mariage. Bénédiction nuptiale. Anneau nuptial. Les habits nuptiaux. Robe nuptiale. Chambre nuptiale. Le lit nuptial. Souiller la couche nuptiale. Il ne s emploie guère que dans le… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 19nuptial — associated with breeding nuptial coloration, nuptial tubercles, etc …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 20nuptial — nup|tial [ˈnʌpʃəl] adj [only before noun] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: nuptialis, from nubere to marry ] relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony →↑wedding ▪ a nuptial mass ▪ nuptial bliss …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

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