Idiom
till death do us part
Meaning
Until death separates us; a common phrase stated between the bride and the groom at a Christian wedding, indicating a commitment to their union.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They promised to stay together till death do us part.”
“He takes the vow of till death do us part very seriously.”
“Do you really mean till death do us part?”
“During their wedding ceremony, the couple repeated the traditional vows, promising to love each other till death do us part.”
“My grandparents have been married for sixty years and they still truly believe in the promise of till death do us part.”
“Even when they face difficult financial problems, they remember their commitment to stay together till death do us part.”
“The old man sat by his wife's hospital bed, proving that his vow of till death do us part was a lifelong reality.”
“Standing before their families, they solemnly pledged their eternal devotion, vowing to remain faithful and united till death do us part.”
Examples
simple
“They promised to stay together till death do us part.”
“He takes the vow of till death do us part very seriously.”
“Do you really mean till death do us part?”
contextual
“During their wedding ceremony, the couple repeated the traditional vows, promising to love each other till death do us part.”
“My grandparents have been married for sixty years and they still truly believe in the promise of till death do us part.”
“Even when they face difficult financial problems, they remember their commitment to stay together till death do us part.”
“The old man sat by his wife's hospital bed, proving that his vow of till death do us part was a lifelong reality.”
complex
“Standing before their families, they solemnly pledged their eternal devotion, vowing to remain faithful and united till death do us part.”
Origin
Originates from the 1549 Book of Common Prayer, with the original wording being "till death us depart" (using the obsolete “to separate, part” sense of depart).
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