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Wedded vs Wedding - What's the difference?

wedded | wedding |

As verbs the difference between wedded and wedding

is that wedded is (wed) while wedding is or wedding can be to participate in a wedding.

As an adjective wedded

is (of a couple) joined in marriage.

As a noun wedding is

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

wedded

English

Adjective

  • (of a couple) joined in marriage.
  • Derived terms

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    Verb

    (head)
  • (wed)
  • * 15th c. , [1997], , Eugène Vinaver ed.
  • And kynge Lott of Lowthean and of Orkenay thenne wedded' Margawse that was Gaweyns moder, and kynge Nentres of the land of Garlot ' wedded Elayne: al this was done at the request of kynge Uther.
  • * 1911 [1990], T. W. Rolleston, Celtic Myths and Legends [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=OcbAOkX1uRYC&pg=PA181&lpg=PA181&sig=55jgL7lmh-RoSHLCFwUE9Ak9TTM]
  • Ross the Red, it is said, wedded a Danaan woman, Maga, daughter of Angus ?g.
  • * 1976 [2004], J. E. A. Tyler, The Complete Tolkien Companion [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=lII4lt_MAmQC&pg=PA328&lpg=PA328&sig=1Xrj5Ba8WNVeXzclh60oQtpM3lE]
  • Húrin wedded Morwen Eledhwen of the First House — and their children were Túrin and Nienor.
  • * a. 1911 1986, Howard Pyle, The Story of King Arthur and His Knights [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=vALiAcRyBcwC&pg=PA380&lpg=PA380&sig=hOThAAm-raql5gJhpMZzbU1P-T8]
  • But when he shall have wedded himself unto that duty so that he hath made it one with him as a bridegroom maketh himself one with his bride, then doth that duty become of a sudden very beautiful unto him and unto others.
  • * 1986, St. John Chrysostom, On Marriage and Family Life, Catherine P. Roth & David Anderson tr. [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=hbMtKk-kiLMC&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&sig=GVHA-ol3fLhiSzro9HX7X4Rs4hE]
  • She was wedded wearing no golden robe but chastity, piety, generosity, and every other virtue.
  • * 2004 Maureen O’Hara, ’Tis Herself [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=_xBMo-UNCgMC&pg=PA36&lpg=PA36&sig=NfvJnZ59cPHM1_x5_61cDx1BVjg]
  • “Who would have thought she’d already been wedded and bedded?”

    wedding

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) wedding, weddynge, from (etyl) . Cognate with Middle Dutch weddinghe.

    Verb

    (head)
  • * 1885 , , Volume 14,
  • Accordingly the Prince, accepting her largesse, sought the King to whom he had pledged his parents (and they were still with him in all weal and welfare) and going in to him made his salam and kissed ground and told him the whole tale of the past and the conditions of death or marriage he had made with the King's daughter and of his wedding her after overcoming her in contention.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Marriage ceremony; ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage.
  • 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."
  • * 1858 , ,
  • Simple and brief was the wedding , as that of Ruth and of Boaz.
  • * 1909 , , Chapter XXIV,
  • Rumor has it that there will be a wedding in our village ere the daisies are in bloom.
  • * 1922', ,
  • After the wedding there was singing and concertina-playing in the laundry till late evening.
  • Joining of two or more parts.
  • The wedding of our three companies took place last week.
  • * 1900 , Eve Emery Dye, McLoughlin and Old Oregon , 2005 facsimile edition, page 56,
  • That wedding of the fur companies is historic.
  • * 1991 , Richard M. Merelman, Partial Visions: Culture and Politics in Britain, Canada, and the United States , page 162,
  • Significantly, Grand Metropolitan elaborates upon the wedding of tradition and consumer narcissim that is the distinctively British version of private-sector collective representations;.
  • * 2000 , Benton E. Gup, New Financial Architecture: Banking Regulation in the 21st Century , page 221,
  • The wedding of commercial with universal banking would result in more careful project evaluation and selection and a closer monitoring of existing loans.
  • * 2002 , Lynn Abbott, Doug Seroff, Out of Sight: The Rise of African American Popular Music, 1889-1895 , page 176,
  • The wedding of black brass bands and orchestras to jubilee concert companies was a consolidation that favored both promoters and musicians.
    Derived terms
    * * blood wedding * destination wedding * penny wedding * wedding band * wedding gift * wedding ring * wedding bells * wedding breakfast * wedding cake * wedding day * wedding dress * wedding finger * wedding gown * wedding party * wedding planner * wedding reception * wedding vow * weddingzilla

    See also

    * bride * engagement * groom * honeymoon * hymeneal * marriage * marry * wed

    Etymology 2

    Conversion of (wedding) (noun) to verb.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To participate in a wedding.
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  • Usage notes
    * Usually intended for a humorous effect. 1000 English basic words