marriage | | |
n. (state) | 1. marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, union, wedlock | the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce).; "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union" |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| ~ marital status | the condition of being married or unmarried. |
| ~ bigamy | having two spouses at the same time. |
| ~ common-law marriage | a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony. |
| ~ endogamy, inmarriage, intermarriage | marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law. |
| ~ exogamy, intermarriage | marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law. |
| ~ marriage of convenience | a marriage for expediency rather than love. |
| ~ misalliance | an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage). |
| ~ monandry | the state of having only one husband at a time. |
| ~ monogamousness, monogamy | having only one spouse at a time. |
| ~ open marriage | a marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy from the other. |
| ~ cuckoldom | the state of a husband whose wife has committed adultery. |
| ~ polygamy | having more than one spouse at a time. |
| ~ sigeh | a Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify the terms of their relationship; can last from a few minutes to 99 years.; "sigeh legally wraps premarital sex in an Islamic cloak" |
n. (group) | 2. man and wife, marriage, married couple | two people who are married to each other.; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love" |
| ~ family unit, family | primary social group; parents and children.; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" |
| ~ mixed marriage | marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures.; "the families of both partners in a mixed marriage often disapprove" |
| ~ better half, married person, partner, spouse, mate | a person's partner in marriage. |
n. (act) | 3. marriage, marriage ceremony, wedding | the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony.; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel" |
| ~ ritual, rite | any customary observance or practice. |
| ~ bridal, espousal | archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast. |
| ~ civil marriage | a marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman. |
| ~ love match | a marriage for love's sake; not an arranged marriage. |
| ~ remarriage | the act of marrying again. |
n. (state) | 4. marriage | a close and intimate union.; "the marriage of music and dance"; "a marriage of ideas" |
| ~ unification, union | the state of being joined or united or linked.; "there is strength in union" |
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