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[ adjective ] pledged to be married

Examples

"the engaged couple"

Used in print

(Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)

And even as she , having indeed a husband , Adam , but being nevertheless as_yet a virgin , having become disobedient , was made the cause of death , both to herself and to the entire human_race ; so also did Mary , having a man betrothed [ to her ] , and being nevertheless a virgin , by yielding obedience , become the cause of salvation , both to herself and the whole human_race '' .

Related terms

attached

2
[ noun ] the person to whom you are engaged

Related terms

lover fiancee fiance

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