May 15th, 2009
From Galley Friend P.G.:
“The commenters, of course, use the plain English term “torture” immediately, because outside of the MSM, English is still used to mean what it has always meant.” –Andrew Sullivan 5/14/2009 [Emphasis mine]
Marriage:
–noun
the social institution under which a man and woman establish their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments, religious ceremonies, etc.the legal or religious ceremony that formalizes the decision of a man and woman to live as husband and wife, including the accompanying social festivities [Emphasis mine again]
Heck, let’s throw the Merriam-Webster’s definition in while we’re at it:
Main Entry:
mar·riage Listen to the pronunciation of marriage
Pronunciation:
\?mer-ij, ?ma-rij\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English mariage, from Anglo-French, from marier to marry
Date:
14th century1 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 b: the mutual relation of married persons : wedlock c: the institution whereby individuals are joined in a marriage2: an act of marrying or the rite by which the married status is effected ; especially : the wedding ceremony and attendant festivities or formalities3: an intimate or close union
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