matrimony

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matrimony /ˈmæ trə ˌmoʊ ni/ ?

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(n) the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
(n) the ceremony or sacrament of marriage

Let's start with the basic health of the institution: Americans still love matrimony.
They gave no thought to matrimony, but then neither had Esperanza's mother nor her older brothers and sisters.
Village resident Pilar Martinez echoes his defense of Triqui traditional marriage, saying the payment puts worth on the matrimony.

"I consider marriage a holy matrimony between a man and a woman," Ansip said Wednesday. "But I do fully accept that same-sex partners possess the same kind of legal guarantees as registered marriages currently do."
on Jul 1, 2010 By: Andrus Ansip Source: The Associated Press
"Shamefully, I engaged in an adult consensual affair with another man, which violates my bonds of matrimony," McGreevey said. "It was wrong. It was foolish. It was inexcusable."
on Aug 13, 2004 By: James E McGreevey Source: Seattle Times
"For example, states which do not recognise same-sex unions as 'matrimony' will be pilloried and made an object of pressure," Migliore said.
on Dec 2, 2008 By: Celestino Migliore Source: International Herald Tribune