marriage ceremony

collocation in English

meaningsofmarriageandceremony

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marriage
noun
uk
/ˈmær.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈmer.ɪdʒ/
a legally accepted relationship between two people in which they live together, or the official ceremony that results ...
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ceremony
noun
uk
/ˈser.ɪ.mə.ni/us
/ˈser.ə.mə.ni/
(a set of) formal acts, often fixed and traditional, performed on important social or ...
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(Definition ofmarriageandceremonyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Themarriageceremonyitself was perfunctory and, in this instance, the whole process of juba'ing seems to have proceeded smoothly.
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It is themarriageceremonyitself which affirms the marriage.
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Do we not "take part" in amarriageceremony?
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Once the liturgical par t of themarriageceremonywas over, the new spouses sat down on thrones opposite each other.
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The introduction of a civilmarriageceremonywas a key step in the 1830s, in providing a secular means of forming a legal union.
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I believe people do not think of divorce as soon as they celebrate themarriageceremony.
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Four of the graders went to themarriageceremonyand left one to do the work.
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The people concerned should "understand the nature and purport of themarriageceremony".
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It is difficult to make a visit and to hold amarriageceremony.
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The dying person would only have to know the nature and purpose of themarriageceremony.
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The responses emphasised the need to retain the seemliness and dignity of themarriageceremony.
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The magazine contains information about themarriageceremony, relationship and legal issues.
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It is used at themarriageceremony, and it may be used at the funeral ceremony.
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Amarriageceremonyis not the occasion for such a declaration to be made.
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Themarriageceremonylasted five days.
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Certain rituals as duringmarriageceremonyalso indicates the same.
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The period to perform amarriageceremonyis one year.
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In 1875 the civilmarriageceremonybecame a mandatory.
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He accompanies the wedding party to perform themarriageceremony.
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During themarriageceremony, he walks away without saying yes.
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This is thought to depict a preliminarymarriageceremony.
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Certain rituals as duringmarriageceremonyindicate their martial origin.
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