What does marriage mean?
Definitions for marriage
ˈmær ɪdʒmar·riage
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word marriage.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
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"
marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony(noun)
the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
"their marriage was conducted in the chapel"
marriage(noun)
a close and intimate union
"the marriage of music and dance"; "a marriage of ideas"
Wiktionary
marriage(Noun)
The state of being married.
You should enter marriage for love.
marriage(Noun)
The union of two (or sometimes more) people, usually to the exclusion of all others.
marriage(Noun)
A wedding; a ceremony in which people wed.
You are cordially invited to the marriage of James Smith and Jane Doe.
marriage(Noun)
A close union.
marriage(Noun)
A joining of two parts.
marriage(Noun)
A king and a queen, when held as a hand in Texas hold 'em and some other card games.
Webster Dictionary
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
Marriage(verb)
the marriage vow or contract
Marriage(verb)
a feast made on the occasion of a marriage
Marriage(verb)
any intimate or close union
Freebase
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
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
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
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
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, 2016marriage
A type of union and ceremony cocreated by a couple at a specific location, signed on an official unity governmental register, following with a party of celebration.
Marriage is a life commitment for two people who love each other to the depth of their souls.
Submitted by MaryC on December 27, 2019
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'marriage' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1278
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'marriage' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2719
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'marriage' in Nouns Frequency: #548
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of marriage in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of marriage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of marriage in a Sentence
I believe in the sanctity of marriage, other families should see what the consequences are to not only breaking the vow to whatever religion you subscribe to, but also your legal responsibilities.
The key to Successful and Happy Marriage is the Husband saying the following three sentences, in the same sequence to his Wife: (1) I am wrong, (2) You are right, and (3) I love you.
More people will know that marriage registration is a right.
We're hoping for a hat-trick. We passed marriage equality, legalized abortion, and now we're hoping for separation of church and state.
Our journey as a family — yes, including my own difficulties with my marriage — have made us unbreakable. It isn't, of course, that we don't suffer. We do. The point is that we don't give up, no matter how much we suffer, so, you ask me, whether my father might not run for President because of reports about me in the news. What you fail to realize, in asking such a question, is that my father has always been proud of me — whether when I was volunteering for the Jesuits, or working as a lawyer. And he remains proud of me today. He loves me. And he loves the American people far too much to let any form of adversity stand in the way of service.
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Translations for marriage
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- huwelikAfrikaans
- زواجArabic
- বিয়াAssamese
- nigahAzerbaijani
- шлюбBelarusian
- сватба, бракосъчетание, брак, женитбаBulgarian
- বিবাহBengali
- matrimoniCatalan, Valencian
- sňatek, manželství, vztah, svatbaCzech
- vielse, ægteskab, bryllup, forening, giftermål, forbindelseDanish
- Hochzeit, Ehe, Heirat, VerheiratungGerman
- srɔ̃ɖeɖeEwe
- γάμοςGreek
- geedzeco, edzeco, nupto, geedziĝoEsperanto
- boda, matrimonio, uniónSpanish
- abieluEstonian
- ezkontzaBasque
- ازدواج, نکاحPersian
- rekisteröity parisuhde, avioliitto, naimakauppa, häätFinnish
- hjúnalag, hjúnaband, hjúnaskapurFaroese
- mariage, nocesFrench
- lánúnas, pósadh, bainisIrish
- banais, pòsadhScottish Gaelic
- matrimonioGalician
- poosey, bannishManx
- נישואים, חתונהHebrew
- विवाह, शादी, ब्याहHindi
- házasság, esküvőHungarian
- հարսանիք, ամուսնությունArmenian
- perkawinan, pernikahanIndonesian
- hjónabandIcelandic
- connubio, sposalizio, matrimonio, nozze, stato coniugale, unioneItalian
- 婚姻, 結婚Japanese
- ქორწინებაGeorgian
- некеKazakh
- ការរៀបការKhmer
- 結婚, 결혼Korean
- никеKyrgyz
- mātrimōniumLatin
- ການສົມຣົດLao
- santuokaLithuanian
- laulība, vedībasLatvian
- mārenatangaMāori
- брак, свадба, венчавкаMacedonian
- വിവാഹജീവിതം, മംഗലം, താലികെട്ട്, കല്യാണം, സംയോജനം, വിവാഹം, മാംഗല്യംMalayalam
- гэрлэлтMongolian
- लग्नMarathi
- perkahwinan, pernikahanMalay
- tieġ, żwieġMaltese
- အာဝါဟဝိဝါဟ, စုတ်Burmese
- बिहाNepali
- huwelijk, bruiloftDutch
- giftemål, ekteskap, bryllupNorwegian
- maridatge, matrimòniOccitan
- ਵਿਆਹPanjabi, Punjabi
- małżeństwo, ślubPolish
- casamento, matrimónioPortuguese
- lai, lètg, matrimoni, alachRomansh
- căsnicie, cununie, căsătorie, nuntăRomanian
- бракосочетание, замужество, женитьба, супружество, брак, свадьбаRussian
- विवाहSanskrit
- विहांउSindhi
- brak, бракSerbo-Croatian
- manželstvo, sobášSlovak
- zakonska zveza, porokaSlovene
- martesëAlbanian
- äktenskap, bröllop, vigselSwedish
- ndoaSwahili
- திருமணம்Tamil
- వివాహము, పెండ్లిTelugu
- издивоҷ, никоҳTajik
- การแต่งงานThai
- nikaTurkmen
- nikâh, evlilik, düğünTurkish
- никахTatar
- шлюб, одруженняUkrainian
- شادی, وواہUrdu
- nikohUzbek
- kết hôn, cưới xin, lể cưới, hôn nhânVietnamese
- noice, mariaedje, noicesWalloon
- הייראַט, חתונה, זיווגYiddish
- 婚姻Chinese
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