civil marriage

Noun

Meaning

a marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

remarriage common-law marriage civil union common-law relationship de facto union consensual union common-law union common law unions common-law partnership common-law spouses as husband and wife as married civil marriages civil matrimony common law relationships

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Antonyms

traditional marriage Boston marriage

Hypernyms

marriage wedding marriage ceremony

Examples

After independence, anti-clerical ideas spread to Uruguay, particularly from France, further eroding the influence of the church. citation In 1837, civil marriage was recognized and in 1861 the state took over the running of public cemeteries. Source: Internet

After independence, anticlerical ideas spread to Uruguay, particularly from France, further eroding the influence of the church. citation In 1837, civil marriage was recognized and in 1861 the state took over the running of public cemeteries. Source: Internet

Alpert, 16 A civil marriage followed in 1918 with the religious ceremony held at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome a year later. Source: Internet

In 1996 the CCAR passed a resolution approving same-sex civil marriage. Source: Internet

Fortunately Barbara Jiménez, the lawyer-notary performing the civil marriage, is fluent in both English and Spanish. Source: Internet

However, I do agree that the term is culturally loaded, because in this country many people confuse the civil marriage contract with the imam hopping around on one foot and invoking the Holy Goat. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

civil litigation Civil Lord civil maneuvering civil marriages civil matrimony civil movement