Mixed marriage

Mixed marriage

The term mixed marriage originated in Roman Catholicism, where it refers to a marriage between a Catholic and a non-Catholic. It may refer to:


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  • Mixed Marriage — • Those between Catholics and non Catholics, when the latter have been baptized in some Christian sect. The term is also used to designate unions between Catholics and infidels Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Mixed Marriage      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Mixed marriage — Mixed Mixed, a. Formed by mixing; united; mingled; blended. See {Mix}, v. t. & i. [1913 Webster] {Mixed action} (Law), a suit combining the properties of a real and a personal action. {Mixed angle}, a mixtilineal angle. {Mixed fabric}, a textile… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mixed marriage — mixed marriages N COUNT A mixed marriage is a marriage between two people who are not of the same race or religion …   English dictionary

  • mixed marriage — n [U and C] a marriage between two people from different races or religions …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mixed marriage — noun count or uncount a marriage between two people from different races or religions …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mixed marriage — ► NOUN ▪ a marriage between people of different races or religions …   English terms dictionary

  • mixed marriage — n. marriage between persons of different religions or races …   English World dictionary

  • mixed marriage — noun marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures the families of both partners in a mixed marriage often disapprove • Hypernyms: ↑marriage, ↑married couple, ↑man and wife * * * noun, pl ⋯ riages :… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mixed marriage — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms mixed marriage : singular mixed marriage plural mixed marriages a marriage between two people from different races or religions …   English dictionary

  • mixed marriage — mixed′ mar′riage n. a marriage between persons of different religions or races • Etymology: 1690–1700 …   From formal English to slang

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