civil marriage

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

marriage wedding remarriage common-law marriage civil union de facto union common-law relationship common-law union civil unions common-law marriages common-law spouses consensual union cohabiting couples common law relationships common law unions
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Antonyms

Boston marriage traditional 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