Definitions for consummation
ˌkɒn səˈmeɪ ʃəncon·sum·ma·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. consummationnoun

   the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse

2. consummationnoun

   the act of bringing to completion or fruition

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. consummationnoun

   The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; the state of being completed; completion.

2. consummationnoun

   The first act of sexual intercourse in a relationship, particularly the first such act following marriage.

3. consummationnoun

   The achievement of perfection.

4. consummationnoun

   Termination; the end (as of the world or of life).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Consummationnoun

   Etymology: from consummate.

   1. Completion; perfection; end.

   That just and regular process, which it must be supposed to take from its original to its consummation. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

   2. The end of the present system of things; the end of the world.

   From the first beginning of the world unto the last consummation thereof, it neither hath been, nor can be otherwise. Richard Hooker, b. ii. sect. 4.

   3. Death; end of life.

   Ghost, unlaid, forbear thee!
   Nothing ill come near thee!
   Quiet consummation have,
   And renowned be thy grave! William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

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1. consummation

   Consummation is the act of completing, fulfilling or finalizing something. This term is often used to refer to the completion of a marriage via sexual intercourse, but it can also refer to the successful conclusion of an agreement, deal, or negotiation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Consummationnoun

   the act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; completed; completion; perfection; termination; end (as of the world or of life)

2. Etymology: [L. consummatio.]

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1. Consummation

   Consummation or consummation of a marriage, in many traditions and statutes of civil or religious law, is the first act of sexual intercourse between two people, either following their marriage to each other or after a prolonged sexual attraction. Its legal significance arises from theories of marriage as having the purpose of producing legally recognized descendants of the partners, or of providing sanction to their sexual acts together, or both, and amounts to treating a marriage ceremony as falling short of completing the creation of the state of being married. Thus in some Western traditions, a marriage is not considered a binding contract until and unless it has been consummated. These formal and literal usages support the informal and less precise usage of the word "consummation" to refer to a sexual landmark in relationships of varying intensity and duration. Within the Roman Catholic Church, a marriage that has not yet been consummated, regardless of the reason for non-consummation, can be dissolved by the pope. Additionally, an inability or an intentional refusal to consummate the marriage is probable grounds for an annulment. Catholic canon law defines a marriage as consummated when the "spouses have performed between themselves in a human fashion a conjugal act which is suitable in itself for the procreation of offspring, to which marriage is ordered by its nature and by which the spouses become one flesh." Thus some theologians, such as Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., state that intercourse with contraception does not consummate a marriage.

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1. • Completion

How to pronounce consummation?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of consummation in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of consummation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of consummation in a Sentence

1. John Sheehan:

   Mylan believes that the Israeli market is important to Mylan and the pharmaceutical industry generally and would therefore be pleased to join TASE as one of the largest publicly traded companies following the consummation of the Perrigo acquisition.

2. Blaise Pascal, Pensees(II,72):

   Man is to himself the most wonderful object in nature; for he cannot conceive what the body is, still less what the mind is, and least of all how a body should be united to a mind. This is the consummation of his difficulties, and yet it is his very being.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=consummation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Consummation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=consummation
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consummation
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=consummation