go to the world



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?"
See also: world

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hallvar&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
Zibiah-Biblical
Ignacioeeg-NAH-thyo (Spanish), eeg-NAH-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Zigor-Basque
Louiseloo-EEZ (French, English), loo-EE-se (Danish)French, English, Danish, Swedish, Dutch
Raffaela-German