wedding

Definition

A marriage ceremony; a ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage.

Etymology

From Middle English wedding, weddynge, from Old English weddung (“betrothal, espousal”), equivalent to wed + -ing. Cognate with Middle Dutch weddinghe.

Example Sentences

• "Her announcement was quite a surprise, coming a month after she published the words "I hate weddings with a passion and a fury I can only partially explain rationally.""
• "Simple and brief was the wedding, as that of Ruth and of Boaz."
• "Rumor has it that there will be a wedding in our village ere the daisies are in bloom."