officiant
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Definition of officiant
: someone (such as a priest) who officiates at a religious rite
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No ceremony or signature by an officiant, such as a minister or judge, is required. — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, "Alabama’s new marriage law goes into effect today," 29 Aug. 2019 Jennifer Taylor suggests getting to know your officiant to ensure that the verbiage used in the ceremony reflects your ideals as a couple. — Hannah Huber, Vogue, "Do These 11 Wedding Traditions Still Have a Place in 2019?," 18 July 2019 Meryl's uncle, Cam Davis, served as the officiant for the ceremony, and her brother Clayton was the man of honor. — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, "Meryl Davis and Fedor Andreev's Wedding Was a Provencal Dream," 29 July 2019 Own Joe’ Her soon-to-be groom also surprised his fiancée at the tail end of the shower by showing up with flowers alongside Tanner, who is their wedding officiant. — Melody Chiu, PEOPLE.com, "Inside Ashley Iaconetti's Rom Com-Themed Bridal Shower — and Jared Haibon's Sweet Surprise!," 17 July 2019 Her five adult children — one a weaver and an officiant at Navajo ceremonies — help with her bills. — Jan Hoffman, New York Times, "Who Can Adopt a Native American Child? A Texas Couple vs. 573 Tribes," 5 June 2019 Bass took on the role as officiant at Vanderpump Rules' Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright's wedding in Winchester, Virginia. — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, "Lance Bass Dances to *NSYNC's 'Bye Bye Bye' at Jax Taylor & Brittany Cartwright's Wedding: Watch," 1 July 2019 But on a sunny Monday morning last week by the Andrew M. Mellon Memorial Fountain, there was no minister, priest, rabbi, judge or third-party officiant in sight. — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, "‘Super easy’: Couples can officiate their own wedding in the District," 27 June 2019 The county does not recognize officiants from the Universal Life Church. — New York Times, "Both Had Something to Say. Finally, They Said It at the Same Time.," 25 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'officiant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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officiant
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Legal Definition of officiant
: one who performs the official duties at a ceremony (as a wedding)