Phrase Hound found 65 phrases and 11 compound words that contain marriages. The most common are listed below. Open marriages in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 65
- gay marriagesplural of gay marriage: Marriage between two people of the same sex.
- same-sex marriagesplural of same-sex marriage: Marriage between two people of the same sex.
- arranged marriagesplural of arranged marriage: A marriage (union of people) planned by someone other than the people who are united by it.
- Boston marriagesplural of Boston marriage: A long-term monogamous relationship between two unmarried women, especially in New England between the 18th and early 20th centuries.
- child marriagesplural of child marriage: The marriage or cohabitation between a minor and an adult or another minor.
- civil marriagesplural of civil marriage: A marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy.
- Fleet marriagesplural of Fleet marriage: An irregular or clandestine marriage taking place in Fleet Prison, London, England, before the Marriage Act came into force in 1754.
- lavender marriagesplural of lavender marriage: A heterosexual marriage of convenience entered into in the hope of concealing the homosexual sexual orientation of one or both of the spouses.
- love marriagesplural of love marriage: A love match that is a marriage.
- open marriagesplural of open marriage: A marital relationship in which both partners mutually agree that each is free to have sexual relationships with other people as they choose.
- proxy marriagesplural of proxy marriage: A legal wedding ceremony where one or both partners are absent, and are represented by stand-ins, known as proxies.
- royal marriagesplural of royal marriage: A king and a queen of the same suit as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em (see marriage)
- sham marriagesplural of sham marriage: A marriage of convenience conducted by two persons who do not intend to live as a couple, generally for the purpose of gaining some advantage arising from married status.
- common-law marriagesplural of common-law marriage: A state of marriage, or legal recognition similar to that of marriage, enjoyed by a couple who have not undergone an official marriage ceremony, but instead based on the duration of cohabitation or other …
- marriages of convenienceplural of marriage of convenience: A marriage motivated by some reason other than love; for example, one conducted to obtain residence rights in a country, for financial gain, or for political purposes.
- morganatic marriagesplural of morganatic marriage: A legally valid union between individuals of unequal social rank, typically a noble or royal person and someone of a lower status.
- sororate marriagesplural of sororate marriage: A marriage in which a husband engages in marriage or sexual relations with the sister of his wife, usually after the death of his wife, or once his wife has proven infertile.
- circle marriagesplural of circle marriage: A form of polygynous, polyandrous marriage in which more than one man and more than one woman form a family unit.
- complex marriagesplural of complex marriage: A form of polygynous, polyandrous marriage in which more than one man and more than one woman form a family unit.
- equal marriagesplural of equal marriage: Marriage equality; the acceptance of same-sex as well as heterosexual marriages.
- eternal marriagesplural of eternal marriage: A type of marriage performed in a temple that is sealed for eternity, allowing a couple and their children to be together forever in the celestial kingdom if all covenants are kept.
- ghost marriagesplural of ghost marriage: Marriage with a dead person or between dead people.
- group marriagesplural of group marriage: A form of polygynous, polyandrous marriage in which more than one man and more than one woman form a family unit.
- informal marriagesplural of informal marriage: A state of marriage, or legal recognition similar to that of marriage, enjoyed by a couple who have not undergone an official marriage ceremony, but instead based on the duration of cohabitation or other …
- line marriagesplural of line marriage: A type of group marriage where new spouses are continually added to the unit over time, allowing the marriage to persist and perpetuate across generations.
Compound words 11
- cybermarriagesplural of cybermarriage: Marriage (though not always legally binding) taking place on the Internet or in cyberspace.
- heteromarriagesplural of heteromarriage: A heterosexual marriage.
- homomarriagesplural of homomarriage: Marriage between two people of the same sex.
- intermarriagesplural of intermarriage: Marriage between people belonging to different groups, such as different racial, ethnic, or religious groups; mixed marriage.
- intramarriagesplural of intramarriage: Marriage between people belonging to the same group, such as a racial, ethnic, or religious group.
- mismarriagesplural of mismarriage: Bad or unsuitable marriage.
- nonmarriagesplural of nonmarriage: Failure to marry.
- outmarriagesplural of outmarriage: Marrying outside one’s own ethnic, religious, or social group.
- premarriagesplural of premarriage: Before marriage.
- pseudomarriagesplural of pseudomarriage: A union that lacks official recognition or that is entered into under false pretenses for illegal purposes.