Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Any marriage after the first; a repeated marriage.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A second or repeated marriage.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun a second or subsequent marriage

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the act of marrying again

Etymologies

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re- +‎ marriage

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Examples

  • Christ EXPLICITLY forbids divorce except for adultery, and even that circumstance remarriage is illegal.

    Think Progress » Ann Coulter to MoveOn: “How About Helping Out?” 2005

  • For single parents, remarriage is a second try at marital happiness as well as a chance for relief from the stress, loneliness, and economic hardship of raising a child alone.

    Dan Quayle Was Right 1993

  • For single parents, remarriage is a second try at marital happiness as well as a chance for relief from the stress, loneliness, and economic hardship of raising a child alone.

    Dan Quayle Was Right 1993

  • For single parents, remarriage is a second try at marital happiness as well as a chance for relief from the stress, loneliness, and economic hardship of raising a child alone.

    Dan Quayle Was Right 1993

  • For single parents, remarriage is a second try at marital happiness as well as a chance for relief from the stress, loneliness, and economic hardship of raising a child alone.

    Dan Quayle Was Right 1993

  • Here remarriage is recommended as an antidote to sexual passion, idleness, and the other evils noted in 1Ti 5: 11-13.

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

  • But in remarriage, it’s the other way around: Happiness flows from the kids to parents … Unhappy children are, in fact, the biggest risk factor in whether a stepfamily makes it or not.

    2007 April 11 « One-Minute Book Reviews 2007

  • There has been some concern inside the Kerry camp about the fact that he is divorced and remarried and whether this could be a problem for some devout Catholics who do not believe in remarriage.

    March 2004 2004

  • If we can accept that there are new truths that science brings us, or new discoveries in medicine, why is it when it comes to sexuality, there is no new truth...a number of those most upset...have enjoyed the mercy of the church in the case of their own divorce and remarriage, which is something Jesus commented on.

    Archive 2006-06-01 Debra W. Haffner 2006

  • But, so far, only one student has accomplished remarriage, which is what would make the Home a real blessing amongst Hindus.

    India and the Indians Edward Fenton Elwin

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