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commitment ceremony

American

[kuh-mit-muhnt ser-uh-moh-nee] / kəˈmɪt mənt ˌsɛr əˌmoʊ ni /

noun

a ceremony and celebration that affirms the love and commitment between two people who cannot or do not want to marry each other, typically a same-sex couple.

Etymology

Origin of commitment ceremony

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

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We know “To T, or not to T?” has a happy ending, because it begins at D’Lo’s 2015 commitment ceremony to his partner, two months after starting testosterone therapy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2022

We started with nine people and had a commitment ceremony, where among other things we described the attributes and strengths we perceived in each person.

From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2021

There, at Elvis Chapel, they held hands during a commitment ceremony, complete with Elvis impersonator.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2021

I’d planned to kick off the season by visiting my parents in Jersey and giving a speech at my friends’ commitment ceremony in Brooklyn.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2019

About 10 years later they had a commitment ceremony to celebrate their relationship.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2017

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