"Tobias night" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /təʊˈbaɪəs naɪt/ Forms: Tobias nights [plural]
Etymology: With reference to Tobit 8:1-3, in which Tobias banishes a demon on his wedding-night. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Tobias night (plural Tobias nights)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) A wedding night on which consummation of the marriage is postponed. Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-Tobias_night-en-noun-Mrd~LhZe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "With reference to Tobit 8:1-3, in which Tobias banishes a demon on his wedding-night.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Tobias nights",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
  ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "1922, In various parts of Germany and Switzerland continence is observed for three nights after marriage, which are frequently known as the “Tobias nights”; it is believed that otherwise the wedded life of the couple would be unlucky, whereas if they abstain from intercourse the devil will not be able to do any harm. — Edward Westermarck, History of Human Marriage (Kessinger 2003, p.558)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A wedding night on which consummation of the marriage is postponed."
      ],
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly in the plural) A wedding night on which consummation of the marriage is postponed."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/təʊˈbaɪəs naɪt/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tobias night"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "With reference to Tobit 8:1-3, in which Tobias banishes a demon on his wedding-night.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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        {
          "text": "1922, In various parts of Germany and Switzerland continence is observed for three nights after marriage, which are frequently known as the “Tobias nights”; it is believed that otherwise the wedded life of the couple would be unlucky, whereas if they abstain from intercourse the devil will not be able to do any harm. — Edward Westermarck, History of Human Marriage (Kessinger 2003, p.558)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A wedding night on which consummation of the marriage is postponed."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "consummation",
          "consummation"
        ]
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        "(chiefly in the plural) A wedding night on which consummation of the marriage is postponed."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/təʊˈbaɪəs naɪt/"
    }
  ],
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}

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