HANDFASTINGS Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word handfastings. (close relations)
Definition of HANDFASTINGS
Best Alternative Words for HANDFASTINGS
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| matrimony | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) • the ceremony or sacrament of marriage | ||||||||
| nuptials | nounn | |||||||
noun • the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed | ||||||||
| union | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of trade unions noun • an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer • the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War) • the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes • the state of being joined or united or linked • the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) • healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones • a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations • a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets • the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts • a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner) • the act of making or becoming a single unit adjective satellite • being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War | ||||||||
| wedding | nounn | |||||||
noun • the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed • the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony • a party of people at a wedding | ||||||||
