commitment ceremony
noun
: a ceremony in which two people publicly avow their commitment to each other in a union that is similar to a marriage but without legal status
Summer vacation on Cape Cod: Craig and I sit in our favorite restaurant, celebrating the third anniversary of our commitment ceremony.—
Sam Abel, Parenting, October 2000
Sam Abel, Parenting, October 2000Starting next month, the Sunday Styles section of The New York Times will publish reports of same-sex commitment ceremonies … the newspaper announced yesterday.—The New York Times, 18 Aug. 2002
The New York Times, 18 Aug. 2002Dictionary Entries Near commitment ceremony
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