ghost marriage

noun

Marriage with a dead person or between dead people.

Meanings

nounghost marriage (plural ghost marriages)

plural ghost marriages

  1. Marriage with a dead person or between dead people.

    Synonyms: necrogamy, posthumous marriage, spirit marriage

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMarriage with a dead person or between dead people.

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APA

ghost marriage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20marriage

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“ghost marriage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20marriage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghost marriage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20marriage.

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