marriage

Noun
  1. referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: marital status - the condition of being married or unmarried
    subtypes:
    • bigamy - the state of 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 - the practice or state of 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 - the condition or practice of 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
    same as: matrimony, spousal relationship, union, wedlock
  2. is a type of: family, family unit - primary social group; parents and children
    subtypes: mixed marriage - marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures
    member holonym: better half, married person, mate, partner, spouse - a person's partner in marriage
    same as: man and wife, married couple
  3. is a type of: rite, ritual - any customary observance or practice
    subtypes:
    • 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
    same as: marriage ceremony, wedding
  4. is a type of: unification, union - the state of being joined or united or linked

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