matrimony

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• Many couples look forward to the joy and commitment of matrimony after their engagement.

• Saif and Kareena dated for five long years before entering into matrimony today.

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• A life in matrimony, the possibility of a family.

  Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

• "But for most women, matrimony opens a door to many possibilities."

  Fiction book (2002)

• Steve, will you take this woman to be your wedded wife, to live together with her in the holy state of matrimony?

  Independence Day (1996)

• Dearly beloved, we are gathered here in the sight of God... to join this man and this woman in a state of holy matrimony.

  Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)

• We are gathered here today to celebrate the marriage of Marie and Jess and to consecrate their vows of matrimony.

  When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

• Well, naturally, my attentions are set constantly on those most blissful and sanctified pleasures of holy matrimony.

  Tom Jones (1963)

• The church held a beautiful ceremony to celebrate their matrimony before family and friends.

• In many cultures, matrimony is seen as a sacred union that brings two families together.

Synonyms

M

marriage

vsmatrimony

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The legal joining of two people as life partners

focuses more on formal or religious institution than the legal partnership aspect

W

wedlock

vsmatrimony

36 6.4

Being married to each other

is used especially for formal or religious unions rather than general status

Compounds

C

common matrimony vine

9.9

A bush with thorny branches, purple flowers, and orange-red berries

M

matrimony vine

9.5

A bush or climbing plant with bright berries you can eat and showy flowers

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Etymology