| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | being joined in marriage |
| Synonyms: | alliance, bells, conjugality, connubiality, marital rites, marriage, match, nuptials, shotgun wedding, union, wedding, wedding bells, wedding ceremony, wedlock |
| Antonyms: | divorce |
| Main Entry: | marriage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legal joining of two people; a union |
| Synonyms: | alliance, amalgamation, association, confederation, conjugality, connubiality, consortium, coupling, espousal, holy matrimony, link, match, mating, matrimony, merger, monogamy, nuptials, pledging, sacrament, spousal, tie, tie that binds, wedded bliss, wedded state, wedding, wedding bells, wedding ceremony, wedlock |
| Antonyms: | divorce |
| Main Entry: | nuptials |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | marriage ceremony |
| Synonyms: | bridal, espousal, marriage, matrimony, spousal, wedding |
| Antonyms: | divorce |
| Main Entry: | sacrament |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rite |
| Synonyms: | baptism, celebration, ceremony, communion, confession, confirmation, custom, holy orders, liturgy, marriage, matrimony, oath, observance, practice, ritual, service, vow |
| Main Entry: | wedding |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | marriage rite |
| Synonyms: | bells, bridal, espousal, hook, marriage, marriage ceremony, matrimony, nuptial rite, nuptials, spousal, union, wedlock |
| Antonyms: | divorce |
| Main Entry: | wedlock |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | marriage |
| Synonyms: | alliance, association, conjugality, connubiality, coupling, espousal, holy matrimony, mating, matrimony, nuptials, spousal, union, wedded bliss, wedding |
| Main Entry: | conjugality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | marriage |
| Synonyms: | connubiality, holy wedlock, marital state, matrimony, wedlock |
| Main Entry: | connubiality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | marriage |
| Synonyms: | conjugality, holy wedlock, marital state, matrimony, wedlock |
| Main Entry: | espousal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wedding |
| Synonyms: | affiancing, banns, betrothal, bridal, marriage, marriage ceremony, matrimony, nuptial, nuptials, spousal, spousals, troth, wedding ceremony |