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 unity governmental register.

   Marriage is a relationship that 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 union and ceremony created by a couple at a specific location, signed on an official unity governmental 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. Mat Staver:

   You are essentially saying that boys and girls don’t need moms and dads – that moms and dads are irrelevant, gender becomes pointless when government adopts same-sex marriage. It creates a genderless relationship out of a very gender-specific relationship. It says that it doesn’t matter and that two moms or two dads are absolutely equivalent to a mom and a dad.

2. Ashlee Nestor:

   We had a customer tell us that we saved their marriage because they used to fight over the dirty job of scooping.

3. Rob Nichols:

   The governor has always believed in the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman, but our nation's highest court has spoken and we must respect its decision.

4. David Ben-Gurion:

   There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion, or company than a good marriage.

5. Shipra Jha:

   More than half of girls from the poorest families in the developing world are married as children, where poverty is acute, families and sometimes girls themselves believe that marriage will be a solution to secure their future.

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