marriage vow
"I do" commitment
A marriage vow is a formal promise made during a wedding ceremony, typically pledging love, fidelity, and commitment to one's spouse.
Traditional vows include phrases like "for better or for worse" and "till death do us part." Couples increasingly write their own vows: She teared up reading her marriage vows.
The plural marriage vows is more common than the singular.
- wedding vowMarriage ceremony promise
- oathFormal binding promise
- trothPledged word of loyalty
- til death do us partMarriage oath of permanence
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
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- commitmentsvow, pledge, oath, vows, promise
- utterancesutterance, statements, exclamation, assertion, questions
- wedding customswedding vows, wedding veil, wedding rings, wedding gown, wedding ceremony
- creedsNicene Creed, Apostles' Creed, Athanasian Creed, creed, credo
- speech actsspeaking, talking, uttering, pronouncement, locution
marriage vowlip service
Insincere expression of agreement
gentleman's agreement · empty words · empty promise · hollow promise · broken promise
marriage vowdivorce decree
Court document ending marriage
annulment · separation agreement · divorce papers · decree absolute · dissolution
marriage vowinfidelity
Disloyalty to a partner
adultery · betrayal · unfaithfulness · broken promise · cheating
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