1. The state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
   "a long and happy marriage";
   - matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock
    
2. Two people who are married to each other
   "his second marriage was happier than the first";
   - married couple, man and wife
    
3. The act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
   "their marriage was conducted in the chapel";
   - wedding, marriage ceremony
    
4. A close and intimate union
   "the marriage of music and dance"; "a marriage of ideas"

Derived forms: marriages

Type of: family, family unit, marital status, rite, ritual, unification, union

Encyclopedia: Marriage, Putative