marriage bed
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈmɛrɪdʒ bɛd/
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cama conyugal
- We are not to defile our marriage bed by inviting others to join us
Examples
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Knowing that adultery is detestable to the Lord, I will keep our marriage bed pure.
Blog text (23) -
So... ...I thought we could have a little talk about the marriage bed.
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Had she really imagined she could spend this first night alone in the marriage bed?
Fiction book (1998) -
I am in full agreement that we are called to protect the sanctity of the marriage bed.
Blog text (13) -
Where the embarrassing problem of sex reared its head, the only place to solve it was the marriage bed.
Fiction book (1995) -
Heb. 13:4 says, "Keep the marriage bed undefiled, uncontaminated, unsoiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral."
Blog text (13) -
The couple decorated their bedroom to make the marriage bed a cozy and inviting space for both of them.
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After their wedding, they spent their first night together in the marriage bed as a symbol of their new life.
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Many couples believe that strong communication is essential for a happy marriage bed experience.
Synonyms
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5.3
A bed where a married couple share private feelings and closeness
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Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'marriage' (a marital union) + 'bed' (sleeping furniture) yields the bed associated with married partners. This straightforward noun–noun composition follows common cross-linguistic patterns and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words, even if the exact collocation is somewhat formal or infrequent.
Etymology
Marriage bed comes from an old wedding custom. At the end of the ceremony, newlyweds were led to a special, often decorated bed for their first night together, so the marriage bed came to mean their 'union' and shared life.