Marriage vs. Solemnization

Marriagenoun

The state of being married.

Marriagenoun

A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, and/or religious rights and responsibilities.

Marriagenoun

(often specifically) The union of only two people, to the exclusion of all others.

Marriagenoun

The union of two people of opposite sex, to the exclusion of all others.

Marriagenoun

A wedding; a ceremony in which people wed.

Marriagenoun

(figuratively) A close union.

Marriagenoun

A joining of two parts.

Marriagenoun

(card games) A king and a queen, when held as a hand in Texas hold 'em or melded in pinochle.

Marriagenoun

(card games) In solitaire or patience games, the placing a card of the same suit on the next one above or below it in value.

Marriagenoun

The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony.

Marriagenoun

The marriage vow or contract.

Marriagenoun

A feast made on the occasion of a marriage.

Marriagenoun

Any intimate or close union.

Marriagenoun

In pinochle, bézique, and similar games at cards, the combination of a king and queen of the same suit. If of the trump suit, it is called a royal marriage.

Marriagenoun

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce);

Marriagenoun

two people who are married to each other;

Marriagenoun

the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony;

Marriagenoun

a close and intimate union;

Marriagenoun

the legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship (historically and in some jurisdictions specifically a union between a man and a woman)

Marriagenoun

the state of being married

Marriagenoun

a combination or mixture of elements

Marriagenoun

(in bezique and other card games) a combination of a king and queen of the same suit.

Marriage

Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock is a culturally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between them and their in-laws.

Solemnizationnoun

The performance of a ceremony (in an appropriate and solemn manner), such as performing a marriage.

Solemnizationnoun

The act of solemnizing; celebration; as, the solemnization of a marriage.

Solemnizationnoun

the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual;

Solemnization

In the context of marriage, solemnization refers to the performance of a ceremony. Some jurisdictions in the United States may require solemnization in addition to a marriage license for there to be a legally valid marriage.