Marriage
Meanings and phrases
marriage
- the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); matrimony; union; spousal relationship; wedlock
- two people who are married to each other; married couple; man and wife
- the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; wedding; marriage ceremony
- a close and intimate union
n.
- a marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman
- It also called on for civil marriage to be widened to also for same-sex couples to marry.
- The civil marriage took place at the register office, 42 St Giles', Oxford, on 23 April 1956.
- Occasional civil marriage ceremonies are conducted within its walls (technically as open air ceremonies).
n.
- a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony
n.
- someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others; matchmaker; matcher
n.
- the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; marriage; wedding
- As she laid dying, the marriage ceremony was performed.
- Two days after the marriage ceremony queen Sumunna-Abi died.
- In 1967, the Baháʼí marriage ceremony was accepted in Liberia.
n.
- a prenuptial agreement or contract; marriage settlement
- The marriage contract was signed in September.
- The marriage contract was later declared void.
- The bride is normally present at the signing of the marriage contract.
n.
- a license authorizing two people to marry; marriage license; wedding license; wedding licence
n.
- a license authorizing two people to marry; marriage licence; wedding license; wedding licence
- Clela Rorex Clela Rorex issued the first same-sex marriage license in the United States.
- To obtain a marriage license, a couple must answer a long series of questions, under oath.
- The only other thing that appeared to have been taken from the home was the couple's marriage license.
n.
- an offer of marriage; proposal of marriage; marriage offer; proposal
- However, she rejected his marriage proposal.
- Others have opined that "My Love" is a marriage proposal.
- Still, her parents have to consent to the marriage proposal.
n.
- marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures
n.
- a marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy from the other
adv.
- of unwed parents; out of wedlock
- In Christian societies, sex outside marriage was forbidden.
- Chastity means not having any sexual relations outside marriage.
- The story touches on various social issues such as interfaith marriage, sex outside marriage, abortion, racial bigotry, the rise of fascism and war.
n.
- an offer of marriage; marriage proposal; marriage offer; proposal
- Ustvolskaya rejected a proposal of marriage from him after Nina's death.
- At the end of the book, Harriet finally accepts Wimsey's proposal of marriage.
- She respected his ambition and single-mindedness, but declined his proposal of marriage.
same-sex marriage
- two people of the same sex who live together as a family
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- He has two adult children from his first marriage.
- Edwards's first marriage ended because of the war.
- By way of her mother's first marriage to the Rev.
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- There were three daughters of the second marriage.
- There were no children from this second marriage.
- His second marriage was in 1990 to Loryn Locklin.
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- Walker says he believes in "marriage between one man and one woman".
- "Hell of a Life" tells the story of marriage between West and a porn star.
- Moreover, it was decided that marriage between prisoners was to be allowed.
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- She has a daughter, Lucy, from a previous marriage.
- Left has two children from his previous marriage.
- A daughter from a previous marriage predeceased him.
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- The marriage ended in 2001 after about two months.
- Edwards's first marriage ended because of the war.
- The two had one son and the marriage ended in 1961.
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- He, too, died after only a few years of marriage.
- They divorced in 1948 after three years of marriage.
- The couple divorced after ten years of marriage.
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- Most Pentecostal churches do not affirm gay marriage.
- A referendum on gay marriage was held in 2015.
- Its opposition to gay marriage and abortion has attracted criticism.
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- It was an arranged marriage by their parents.
- She married Chiang Kai-shek in an arranged marriage in 1901.
- Alexius fled his arranged marriage to follow his holy vocation.
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- This marriage produced one son and two daughters.
- The marriage produced six children: George W. (b.
- This marriage produced a third son, Ian Snow Carpenter.
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- Finally under Daeron's cousin Daeron II they joined through marriage.
- Lee is related to former police commissioner Eddie Hui through marriage.
- The Lawik dynasty of Ghazna was linked to the Hindu-Shahi dynasty through marriage.
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- Achilles asks Priam for Polyxena's hand in marriage.
- In AD 25, Sejanus requested Livilla's hand in marriage.
- Soon, he asks for her hand in marriage.
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- His third marriage was to Canadian Lynn Patterson.
- The third marriage was in 1890, to Mary Sherbrooke.
- She married Horn in his third marriage in 1710.
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- Four of the couples had been denied marriage licenses by county clerks in Nevada.
- An exorbitant tax was levied on marriage licenses; oftentimes, they were outright refused.
- On October 9, Judge Mahan issued the injunction and same-sex couples began obtaining marriage licenses.
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- This marriage lasted until Coyne's death in 1973.
- The marriage lasted two years before they divorced.
- This marriage lasted 20 years: he died in 1216.
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- There is a degree of child marriage, especially among Muslims.
- Data shows a 9% decline in the prevalence of child marriage compared to 2003.
- The proposed ban on child marriage was amended, however, to allow 17-year-olds to marry.
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- The marriage took place at the Chateau de Bohain.
- Flook's second marriage took place in April 1893.
- The marriage took place in Martins Creek, Pennsylvania.
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- The marriage took place at the Chateau de Bohain.
- Flook's second marriage took place in April 1893.
- The marriage took place in Martins Creek, Pennsylvania.
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- Nammi also played a central role in changing law in the UK to ban forced marriage.
- Early marriage, child marriage or forced marriage is prevalent in parts of Asia and Africa.
- In at least two known instances, Massoud personally intervened against cases of forced marriage.
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- He was a dedicated opponent of marriage equality for LGBT people.
- She considers herself an “ally for gay rights and marriage equality”.
- "My Uncle’s Wedding" is a children’s picture book about marriage equality.
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- Babbitt also practiced plural marriage.
- He also publicized the practice of plural marriage, a form of polygamy.
- He also publicized the previously secret practice of plural marriage, a form of polygamy.
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- In the aftermath, Pasternak proposed marriage to Ida.
- After their first night together, he proposed marriage.
- In 1957 he proposed marriage to Yulya, and she accepted.
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- The estimated interracial marriage rate is over 40%.
- In 1978, church spokesman Don LeFevre said that "there is no ban on interracial marriage.
- They soon moved in together and married despite taboos against interracial marriage, they had two daughters.
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- The court ruled that the marriage was not valid.
- The marriage was not happy and they were divorced in August 1942.
- Wrench's marriage was not happy.
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- Faris, Zoya's classmate, proposes marriage to her.
- Todd proposes marriage to an elated Francine, who accepts.
- Later, Shankar proposes marriage to Anuradha, which she declines.
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- Women folks do tattooing generally before marriage.
- campaign that encourages sexual abstinence before marriage.
- Pregnancy before marriage after Olufuko is acceptable and is not a taboo.
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- The couple had five children but the marriage did not last.
- It has been written that the marriage did not end until 1931.
- However, this marriage did not last, and the couple divorced.
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- She was in the Civil Service, before her marriage with a chartered Engineer.
- Her mother had been a professional singer before her marriage; her father was a comedian, singer and dancer.
- Agnes soon thereafter married Hugh of Ibelin, to whom she had been engaged before her marriage with Amalric.
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- They are believed to have enjoyed a happy marriage.
- They had a happy marriage that lasted for eight years.
- His wife died in 1876 after 23 years of happy marriage.
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- Owicki's patents include Owicki is also a licensed marriage and family therapist.
- She changed careers in the early 2000s and became a licensed marriage and family therapist.
- She is currently a master student at the University of Hong Kong for marriage and family therapy.
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- The marriage was dissolved in 1947 in Nottingham.
- Their parents' marriage was dissolved in 1929.
- Their marriage was dissolved in 1994.
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- The couple had five children but the marriage did not last.
- It has been written that the marriage did not end until 1931.
- However, this marriage did not last, and the couple divorced.
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- In March 2012, Miliband pledged his support for same sex marriage.
- The first recorded same sex marriage by a Quaker meeting in the US was in 1987.
- Senator Rick Santorum's views on homosexuality, and comments about same sex marriage.
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- of India and marriage certificate is issued.
- Some couples sign the marriage certificate at a courthouse and some invite a judge to their home.
- Their marriage certificate is written in old Turkish; Atatürk would introduce the new alphabet in 1928.
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- She was a widow and their twenty year marriage was childless.
- This second marriage was childless.
- The marriage was childless, although Carola miscarried many times.
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- In March 2012, Miliband pledged his support for same sex marriage.
- The first recorded same sex marriage by a Quaker meeting in the US was in 1987.
- Senator Rick Santorum's views on homosexuality, and comments about same sex marriage.
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- The shop had ceased any metalwork in 1900 and was solely used for marriage ceremonies.
- Indigenous cosmetics are made from pine resin and coal ( specially during marriage ceremonies).
- Occasional civil marriage ceremonies are conducted within its walls (technically as open air ceremonies).
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- Sushant is in an unhappy marriage and Aparna is divorced.
- Sidney and Clara have an unhappy marriage exacerbated by material wants.
- After retiring from the navy, he had a brief and unhappy marriage in England.
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- All sexual activity outside of marriage is considered a serious sin.
- Some jurisdictions prohibit all sex outside of marriage irrespective of age, as in the case of Yemen.
- On 29 July 2012, a couple was stoned to death by Islamists in Aguelhok for having children outside of marriage.
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- The young couple were betrothed for about five months before the marriage itself commenced.
- Jen runs away from her husband on their wedding night before the marriage could be consummated.
- The film was released on 8 September 2006, three days before the marriage of Suriya and Jyothika.
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- The Court then considered the impact of the common law definition of marriage on the new law.
- The amendment would have stopped C-38 from advancing and maintained the "traditional" definition of marriage.
- In 2016, Scheer supported the removal of "traditional definition of marriage" from the conservative party policy book.
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- The famous 14th century AD Manipravala grammar "Lilatilakam" confirms this marriage alliance.
- The strictness is doubled for the younger daughter Thilottama (Maanu), and a marriage alliance is fixed for her.
- However the king, on hearing of the wager, forbids Bardelys from seeking a marriage alliance with a rebel family.
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- This last point was quite controversial and increased calls for a civil-only marriage law.
- Hopefully they will draft the suggestion to make same-sex marriage law soon and give it to the Government to approve."
- The second part of "Terumat haDeshen", entitled "Pesakim u-ketavim", contains 267 decisions largely on points of the marriage law.
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- The marriage was annulled on March 24, 2008.
- The marriage was annulled after nine months.
- The marriage was annulled in 1956.
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- He said it in a speech, shortly after the California Supreme Court extended marriage rights to gays and lesbians.
- The actions brought awareness to marriage rights issues for LGBT people and the role of tax-exempt churches in this political campaign.
- It overturned the district court's ruling on October 7, finding Nevada's denial of marriage rights to same-sex couples unconstitutional.
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- However, same-sex marriage is not legal in its other dependency, Sark.
- The marriage is not accepted by Mohan's mother and the couple gets separated.
- Maryam's marriage is not well received by her family and they break all the ties with her.
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- This restriction is often due to marriage laws.
- By faith, marriage laws join in union persons who were strangers to one another.
- Free love advocates were against marriage which saw as a way of men imposing authority over women because of marriage laws giving the upper hand to males.
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- The Bible clearly addresses marriage and divorce.
- Both the marriage and divorce caused a scandal.
- He also made marriage and divorce laws more equitable to women.
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- After his third divorce, he criticised the institution of marriage in a letter to Claire.
- He later said that it was "mocking the institution of marriage", and that it was not legal.
- () The institution of marriage was refined into one in which the woman was somewhat of an interested partner.
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- He also negotiated a French alliance through his marriage.
- He became the owner of a stockings factory through his marriage.
- Domhnall of the Isles claimed the earldom through his marriage to Mariota, Countess of Ross.
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- The couple had another son, James, during their marriage.
- Kane was Morgan's pianist and conductor during their marriage.
- It was about the couple's extramarital affairs during their marriage.
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- Rav became closely related, through the marriage of one of his daughters, to the family of the exilarch.
- Marie was the sister-in-law of Francis II, Duke of Brittany through the marriage of her older sister, Margaret, to Francis in 1455.
- He is accused by Shihei of plotting, through the marriage of Kariya to Tokiyo, to seize power, and is subsequently exiled to Dazaifu.
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- Details of any earlier marriage(s) are not yet available.
- They have a son, and he has another son from an earlier marriage.
- James had seven other siblings from his father's earlier marriage.
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- In 1982, she moved to Memphis, Tennessee, after a failed marriage.
- Sampling "Goodbye Love" by Guy, the song recounts Nas's failed marriage with Kelis.
- Following his discharge and a failed marriage, Radley undergoes gender reassignment surgery and becomes Renée.
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- Maguire and Newman were married in June 2004, shortly after gay marriage became legal in Massachusetts.
- Andrew initiated a divorce, and obtained custody of the couple's two children when dissolution of the marriage became final on 31 May 1962.
- He later divorced her after the marriage became a political liability, although Leon (1948) suggests it may have been due to emotional and mental abuse by Paetina.
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- Their marriage was arranged by Alexander's mother, Mamaea.
- The Sultana had a suitable maiden, and the marriage was arranged.
- The marriage was arranged by Lothar's father Lothar I for political reasons.
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- Let people make their own marriage contracts according to their conscience, religion and common sense.
- Their obvious affection for each other leads Brose to meditate on love and the end of his own marriage to Forbes.
- Lycett opines that the addition was because of the state of Fleming's own marriage which was going through a bad time.
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- Mrs. Roosevelt was a descendant of the Tyler family, and the Tylers where related by marriage to the Putnams.
- In 1102 he also assumed the office of a "Vogt" of Millstatt Abbey from the Aribonid dynasty related by marriage.
- The Aslakes Manor passed to an eminent family of Norfolk gentry, the Calthorpes (subsequently related by marriage to family of Anne Boleyn).
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- He was taught how to bake by his sister, for whose marriage he baked a wedding cake.
- "Save Me" was written by May, in tribute to a friend whose marriage had recently ended.
- Ines is a mediator between Suzana and Milivoj whose marriage is in danger due to Milivoj's numerous affairs.
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- The Mayans used the cocoa beans in various ceremonies such as marriage and trade.
- They are mostly used in traditional ceremonies such as marriage, birth and funerals.
- However, personal matters such as marriage and divorce were governed by the cultural laws of the Assyrians.
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- Bowman also had a step daughter from an early marriage by Rosson.
- prevention to teenage pregnancy and its health complications, to early marriage, to school attrition and, finally, to the cut."
- Aware of Rutherfurd's role in her parents' early marriage, Anna was at first angry that her father had put her in such a difficult position.
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- The name is not changed upon marriage.
- Which he did upon marriage to Sylvia.
- Their maiden last names automatically become their middle names upon marriage.