consummation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: consummation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for consummation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
consummation n the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse the act of bringing to completion or fruition
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Consummation \Con`summa"tion\, n. [L. consummatio.] The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; completed; completion; perfection; termination; end (as of the world or of life). [bd]Tis a consummation* Devoutly to be wished. --Shak. From its original to its consummation. --Addison. Quiet consummation have, And renown[82]d be thy grave. --Shak. {Consummation of marrige}, completion of the connubial relation by actual cohabition.