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Catholic Dictionary

Find accurate definitions of over 5,000 Catholic terms and phrases (including abbreviations). Based on Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

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WEDDING

The ceremony at which a marriage takes place, and the religious or social festivities associated with the ceremony. (Etym. Old English weddian, to engage [to do something], marry.)

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