go to the world

obsolete To get married. The phrase was once used to highlight the difference between married and religious life. A: "I must inform you that Lady Mary and Lord Michael have gone to the world." B: "And I was not invited to their nuptials?"

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dion	DEE-ahn (English), dee-AHN (English)	Ancient Greek, English
Gocha	-	Georgian
Shamgar	SHAM-gahr (English)	Biblical
Adelaide	AD-ə-layd (English), ah-de-LIE-de (Italian), ə-də-LIED (Portuguese)	English, Italian, Portuguese
Leilani	lay-LAH-nee	Hawaiian
Neus	-	Catalan