Definitions for Marriage
ˈmær ɪdʒMar·riage

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock(noun)

   the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

   "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"

2. marriage, married couple, man and wife(noun)

   two people who are married to each other

   "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love"

3. marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony(noun)

   the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony

   "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"

4. marriage(noun)

   a close and intimate union

   "the marriage of music and dance"; "a marriage of ideas"

Wiktionary(2.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. marriage(Noun)

   The state of being married.

   You should enter marriage for love.

2. marriage(Noun)

   The union of two (or sometimes more) people, usually to the exclusion of all others.

3. marriage(Noun)

   A wedding; a ceremony in which people wed.

   You are cordially invited to the marriage of James Smith and Jane Doe.

4. marriage(Noun)

   A close union.

5. marriage(Noun)

   A joining of two parts.

6. marriage(Noun)

   A king and a queen, when held as a hand in Texas hold 'em and some other card games.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Marriage(verb)

   the act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony

2. Marriage(verb)

   the marriage vow or contract

3. Marriage(verb)

   a feast made on the occasion of a marriage

4. Marriage(verb)

   any intimate or close union

Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Marriage

   Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people called spouses that establishes rights and obligations between the spouses, between the spouses and their children, and between the spouses and their in-laws. The definition of marriage varies according to different cultures, but it is principally an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged. When defined broadly, marriage is considered a cultural universal. In many cultures, marriage is formalized via a wedding ceremony. In terms of legal recognition, most sovereign states and other jurisdictions limit marriage to opposite-sex couples or two persons of opposite gender in the gender binary, and a diminishing number of these permit polygyny, child marriages, and forced marriages. In modern times, a growing number of countries and other jurisdictions have lifted bans on and have established legal recognition for same-sex marriage, interracial marriage, and interfaith marriage. In some cultures, marriage is recommended or compulsory before pursuing any sexual activity. People marry for many reasons, including: legal, social, libidinal, emotional, financial, spiritual, and religious. Marriages can be performed in a secular civil ceremony or in a religious setting. The act of marriage usually creates normative or legal obligations between the individuals involved. Some cultures allow the dissolution of marriage through divorce or annulment. Polygamous marriages may also occur in spite of national laws.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Marriage

   mar′ij, n. the ceremony by which a man and woman become husband and wife: the union of a man and woman as husband and wife.—adj. Marr′iageable, suitable, or at a proper age, for marriage.—ns. Marr′iageableness; Marr′iage-con′tract, an agreement to be married: an agreement respecting property by persons about to marry.—n.pl. Marr′iage-fā′vours, knots or decorations worn at a marriage.—n. Marr′iage-sett′lement, an arrangement of property, &c., before marriage, by which something is secured to the wife or her children, in case of her husband's death. [O. Fr. mariage. See Marry.]

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. marriage

   1. A legal or religious ceremony by which two persons of the opposite sex solemnly agree to harass and spy on each other for ninety-nine years, or until death do them join. 2. A way-station, not the end of the journey. 3. The aspiration of two vowels to be a diphthong. 4. Love's demitasse.

U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Marriage

   The social institution involving legal and/or religious sanction whereby men and women are joined together for the purpose of founding a family unit.

Editors Contribution(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. marriage

   A relationship created with mutual honesty, respect, trust, truthful communication, loyalty and unconditional love with the feeling, knowing and understanding a couple are united in a life partnership to share, grow and evolve together with mutual aspirations, goals and a united purpose, confirmed on an official legal register.

   Marriage is a relationship that many people choose to share, grow and evolve together with mutual aspirations, goals and a united purpose.

   Submitted by MaryC on September 17, 2016  

2. marriage

   A type of legal union and ceremony created by a couple at a specific location, recorded on a legal register, following with a party to celebrate.

   Marriage is a life commitment between two people who love each other to the depth of their souls.

   Submitted by MaryC on December 27, 2019  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Marriage' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1278

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Marriage' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2719

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Marriage' in Nouns Frequency: #548

How to pronounce Marriage?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Marriage in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Marriage in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Marriage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Marriage in a Sentence

1. Chuck Norris:

   I gave my life to the Lord at 12. I was baptized at 12. Then it grew stronger. And when I got to go to a crusade for Billy Graham, unfortunately a lot of times in the entertainment industry, sometimes you lose sight of what's really important in your life. I lost a marriage because of it.

2. Doug Kendall:

   This Supreme Court is unquestionably responsive to the views of corporate America. Here, in both the healthcare and marriage cases, those views aligned with a progressive outcome.

3. Chief Justice John Roberts:

   It is not about whether, in my judgment, the institution of marriage should be changed to include same-sex couples, it is instead about whether, in our democratic republic, that decision should rest with the people acting through their elected representatives, or with five lawyers who happen to hold commissions authorizing them to resolve legal disputes under the law.

4. Julius Henry Marx:

   Some people claim that marriage interferes with romance. There's no doubt about it. Anytime you have a romance, your wife is bound to interfere.

5. Vicki Baum:

   Marriage always demands the finest arts of insincerity possible between two human beings.

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