Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A man who is about to be married or has recently been married.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A man newly married, or about to be married.
- n. [Perhaps in allusion to its sparkling appearance.] A local name in Banffshire, Scotland, of the gemmous dragonet, Callionymus lyra.
Wiktionary
- n. A man on his wedding day, just before it or a short time after it.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A man newly married, or just about to be married.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
- n. a man who has recently been married
Etymologies
- From Old English brȳdguma, from brȳd ("bride") + guma ("man") (Proto-Germanic *brūdigumô), influenced by groom through folk etymology. Compare Dutch bruidegom, German Bräutigam, Danish brudgom. (Wiktionary)
- Alteration (influenced by groom) of Middle English bridegome, from Old English brȳdguma : brȳd, bride; see bride + guma, man. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Then he called the bridegroom aside and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.””
“When the governor of the feast tasted the water that was made wine, he called the bridegroom to him and said, At the beginning, every man sets out the good wine, and, when men have drunk well, then he sets out the lesser, but you have kept the good wine until now!”
“I became known as the bridegroom who lost his bride, and between the veiled accusations and the half-covered snickers, life was pretty miserable.”
“In one, for example, a young bridegroom is shown getting out of bed the morning after his wedding night.”
“When the one in charge of the feast tasted the water which had become wine, he did not know where it came from (although the servants who had poured out the water knew), so he called the bridegroom and said to him, "Every one serves the good wine first, and the wine that is not so good after men have drunk freely; but you have kept the good wine until now.”
“The bridegroom is what the world chooses to call an idle man; that is to say, he has scholarship, delicate health, and leisure.”
“Now they were as the children of the bride-chamber, when the bridegroom is with them, when they have plenty and joy, and every day is a festival.”
“The royal bridegroom is a man of war, and his nuptials do not excuse him from the field of battle (as was allowed by the law, Deut.xxiv. 5); nay, they bring him to the field of battle, for he is to rescue his spouse by dint of sword out of her captivity, to conquer her, and to conquer for her, and then to marry her.”
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)
“The children of the bride-chamber will mourn when the bridegroom is taken away (Matt.ix. 15), especially for the sin which provoked him to withdraw; and, if we do so, we shall be in care to recover the sense of his favour and diligent and constant in the use of proper means in order thereunto.”
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)
“The bridegroom is a king; so much the more wonderful is his condescension in the invitations and entertainments that he gives us, and so much the greater reason have we to accept of them and to run after him.”
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘bridegroom’.
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Olde Englisc
English words of Anglo-Saxon origin.
onslaught, slain, clove, clave, thrice, nincompoop, scorn, storm, scant, lurk, beneath, atop and 143 more...
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
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Words Associated With Jesus
Words that indentify Jesus and His Salvation to those who seek Him.
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RELI - words with Biblical connotations
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ark, judgement, holy, saint, baptism, spirit, love, eternal, altar, balsam, covenant, flood and 1115 more...
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Duelistic
One-word oxymorons and dvandva (copulative compound (hot)) words with that contradictory, antonymic tension. Hyphens are fine, and neologisms are great, but I don't want any portmanteau words (I c...
bittersweet, push-pull, crosscurrent, featherweight, butthead, wholesome, firewater, homework, lovesick, nevermore, oxymoron, inside-out and 62 more...
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Jumbo Shrimp
A list of classic oxymorons (using the term loosely). Named after my brother's favorite.
jumbo shrimp, fine mess, plastic glasses, plastic silverware, working vacation, alone together, head butt, new classic, adult children, baby grand, constant change, almost exactly and 191 more...
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Words Covered in Faery Dust (B)
words that evoke magic, mystery, mayhem, magnificence or anything else that glimmers in the grass
balcony, bailey, baguette, bairn, balalaika, baldric, balefire, baby's breath, ballet, balm of gilead, balsam, baluster and 188 more...
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courtesy, rite, adult, adolescent, peer, bride, bridegroom, male, female, tomb, cathedral, buddhism and 9 more...
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In The Name Of All That Is Good And H...
The names of God, as found in the Bible. Inspired by the conversation on ancient of days.
ancient of days, everlasting father, prince of peace, alpha and omega, god with us, i am, good shepherd, abba, blessed redeemer, son of man, rock of ages, mighty fortress and 21 more...
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King in Uruk
Words encountered reading portions of The Epic of Gilgamesh, in translation by N.K. Sandars (Penguin Epics)
cornice, tocsin, firmament, ishtar, anu, gilgamesh, enkidu, nisaba, samuqan, aruru, ninurta, harlot and 26 more...
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