ˈmæɹɪdʒ ˈmatɹɪməni ˈmætɹɪmoʊni ˈjuːn.jən ˈwɛd.lɒk 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 a close and intimate union the marriage of music and dance a marriage of ideas