civil marriage

Meanings

nouncivil marriage (plural civil marriages)

A marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy.

Chinese Mandarin 民事婚姻

民事婚姻 (mínshì hūnyīn)marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy

Esperanto civila geedzeco

civila geedzecomarriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy

Finnish siviiliavioliitto, siviilivihkiminen

siviiliavioliittomarriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
siviilivihkiminenmarriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy

French mariage civil

mariage civilmarriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy

German standesamtliche Trauung, Zivilehe

standesamtliche Trauungmarriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
Zivilehemarriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
Ziviltrauungmarriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy

Greek πολιτικός γάμος

πολιτικός γάμος (politikós gámos)marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy

Italian matrimonio civile, rito civile

matrimonio civilemarriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy
rito civilemarriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy

Portuguese casamento civil

casamento civilmarriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy

Romanian căsătorie civilă

căsătorie civilămarriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy

Russian гражда́нский брак

гражда́нский брак (graždánskij brak)marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy

Spanish matrimonio civil

matrimonio civilmarriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy

Tagalog kasal sa huwes

kasal sa huwesmarriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy

Thai การสมรสตามกฎหมาย

การสมรสตามกฎหมาย (gaan-sǒm-rót-dtaam-gòt-mǎai)marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy

Ukrainian циві́льний шлюб

циві́льний шлюб (cyvílʹnyj šljub)marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy

Cite this entry

APA

civil marriage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civil%20marriage

MLA

“civil marriage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civil%20marriage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “civil marriage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civil%20marriage.