Synonyms for matrimony
ˈmæ trəˌmoʊ nimat·ri·mo·ny

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1. matrimonynoun

   marriage or the state of being married

   Synonyms:
   wedlock, marriage

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1. matrimony

   Matrimony denotes the state of those who are united in the relation of husband and wife; marriage denotes primarily the act of so uniting, but is extensively used for the state as well. Wedlock, a word of specific legal use, is the Saxon term for the state or relation denoted by matrimony. Wedding denotes the ceremony, with any attendant festivities, by which two persons are united as husband and wife, nuptials being the more formal and stately term to express the same idea.

   Synonyms:
   conjugal union, espousal, espousals, marriage, nuptials, spousal, spousals, union, wedding, wedlock

   Antonyms:
   bachelorhood, celibacy, divorce, maidenhood, virginity, widowhood

   Preposition:
   Marriage of or between two persons; of one person to or with another; among the Greeks.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlocknoun

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

   "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"

   Synonyms:
   conjugation, pairing, conglutination, join, trades union, uniting, unification, coupling, sum, spousal relationship, sexual union, trade union, union, man and wife, wedlock, marriage, marriage ceremony, mating, wedding, brotherhood, labor union, jointure, married couple

2. matrimonynoun

   the ceremony or sacrament of marriage

   Synonyms:
   wedlock, spousal relationship, marriage, union

Matched Categories

1. • Sacrament

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. matrimonynoun

   Synonyms:
   marriage, wedlock, nuptial state

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. matrimonynoun

   Synonyms:
   marriage, wedlock

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "matrimony":

   marriage, wedding, wedlock

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1. Jane Austen:

   Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony.

2. Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield:

   In matters of religion and matrimony I never give any advice because I will not have anybody's torments in this world or the next laid to my charge.

3. Isadora Duncan:

   So that ends my first experience of matrimony, which I always thought a highly over-rated performance.

4. Jane Austen, Mansfield Park:

   In all the important preparations of the mind she was complete: being prepared for matrimony by an hatred of home, restraint, and tranquillity; by the misery of disappointed affection, and contempt of the man she was to marry.

5. Peter De Vries:

   The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds -- they mature slowly.