marriage

Noun

• a close and intimate union
  • the marriage of music and dance
    
  • a marriage of ideas
    

• the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
  • their marriage was conducted in the chapel
    

• two people who are married to each other
  • his second marriage was happier than the first
    
  • a married couple without love
    

• the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
  • a long and happy marriage
    
  • God bless this union
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  wedding , marriage ceremony , married couple , man and wife , matrimony , union , spousal relationship , wedlock