re: "definition of marriage"
The definition of marriage is already changed, get used to it.
You can't turn it around. Check a few dictionaries, e.g.:
Merriam Webster..
Main Entry: mar·riage
Pronunciation: 'mer-ij, 'ma-rij
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English mariage, from Anglo-French, from marier to marry
1 a (1) : the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (2) : the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage <same-sex marriage> b : the mutual relation of married persons : WEDLOCK c : the institution whereby individuals are joined in a marriage
And from MSN Encarta Dictionary:
"mar·riage (plural mar·riages)
noun
1. legal relationship between spouses: a legally recognized relationship, established by a civil or religious ceremony, between two people who intend to live together as sexual and domestic partners
2. particular marriage relationship: a married relationship between two particular people, or an individual’s relationship with an individual spouse
3. joining in wedlock: the joining together in wedlock of two people
4. marriage ceremony: the ceremony in which two people are joined together formally in wedlock
5. union of two things: a close union, blend, or mixture of two things
Civilization is based on the marriage of tradition and innovation.
6. card games king and queen of same suit: a combination of the king and queen of the same suit, in card games such as pinochle and bezique
[13th century. From French mariage , from marier (see marry1).] |
