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Definitions for Marriage

[1] (broadly) any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage: Anthropologists say that some type of marriage has been found in every known human society since ancient times. See Word Story at the current entry.
[2] Also called opposite-sex marriage . the form of this institution under which a man and a woman have established their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments, religious ceremonies, etc. See also traditional marriage(def 2) . this institution expanded to include two partners of the same gender, as in same-sex marriage ; gay marriage .
[3] the state, condition, or relationship of being married; wedlock: They have a happy marriage.
[4] the legal or religious ceremony that formalizes the decision of two people to live as a married couple, including the accompanying social festivities: to officiate at a marriage.
[5] a relationship in which two people have pledged themselves to each other in the manner of a husband and wife, without legal sanction: trial marriage.
[6] any close or intimate association or union: the marriage of words and music in a hit song.
[7] a formal agreement between two companies or enterprises to combine operations, resources, etc., for mutual benefit; merger.
[8] a blending or matching of different elements or components: The new lipstick is a beautiful marriage of fragrance and texture.
[9] Cards . a meld of the king and queen of a suit, as in pinochle. Compare royal marriage.
[10] a piece of antique furniture assembled from components of two or more authentic pieces.
[11] Obsolete . the formal declaration or contract by which act a man and a woman join in wedlock.
[12] the state or relationship of living together in a legal partnership
[13] the legal union or contract made by two people to live together (as modifier ) marriage licence ; marriage certificate
[14] the religious or legal ceremony formalizing this union; wedding
[15] a close or intimate union, relationship, etc a marriage of ideas
[16] (in certain card games, such as bezique, pinochle) the king and queen of the same suit

Words related to Marriage

merger, wedding, alliance, amalgamation, wedlock, nuptials, confederation, matrimony, sacrament, link, match, espousal, tie, association, coupling, consortium, monogamy, mating, conjugality, connubiality

Words nearby Marriage

marrakesh, marram grass, marranism, marrano, marri, marriage, marriage broker, marriage bureau, marriage encounter, marriage equality, marriage guidance

Origin of Marriage

1250–1300; Middle English mariage < Old French, equivalent to mari(er ) to marry1 + -age -age

Words that may be confused with Marriage

marriage, wedding, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Marriage

non·mar·riage , noun
post·mar·riage , noun, adjective
pre·mar·riage , noun
pro·mar·riage , adjective
re·mar·riage , noun
Related adjectives: conjugal, marital, nuptial

Word origin for Marriage

C13: from Old French; see marry 1 , -age

Synonyms for Marriage

merger, wedding, Sacrament, alliance, amalgamation, association, confederation, consortium, coupling, espousal, link, match, mating, matrimony, monogamy, nuptials, tie, wedlock, conjugality, connubiality, holy matrimony, pledging, spousal, tie that binds, wedded bliss, wedded state, wedding bells, wedding ceremony