intermarriages
Weddings across groups
Intermarriages is the plural of intermarriage—marriage between people of different groups, whether racial, ethnic, religious, or national.
The term often appears in discussions of social integration or cultural assimilation: Intermarriages between settlers and indigenous people were common in the region.
It can carry neutral or charged connotations depending on context and speaker.
Involving multiple societies
- interculturalBetween different cultures
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
integration · traditions · customs · heritage · identity · diaspora · immigrant · celebration
Cultural or social prohibition
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- stigmaMark of dishonor
families · disapproval · ostracism · community · generational · attitudes · tolerance · progressive
Formal unions for cooperation
- royalOf monarchs
- dynasticOf successive rulers
- treatiesFormal agreements between states
- diplomaticTactful and sensitive
kingdoms · nobility · aristocracy · Habsburg · political · strategic · bloodlines · succession
Across religious boundaries
- Jewish-ChristianOf both Hebraic and messianic traditions
- conversionAct of changing states
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
- ecumenicalPromoting religious unity
secular · ceremonies · compromise · holidays · kosher · halal · baptism · clergy
Enforceable societal rules
- antimiscegenationOpposing cross-racial unions
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- legalizationMaking something lawful
rights · recognition · citizenship · documentation · certificates · jurisdiction · reform · equality
cross-cultural
Involving multiple societies
- interculturalBetween different cultures
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
assimilation · integration · traditions · customs · heritage · identity · diaspora · immigrant · celebration · ceremonies
taboo
Cultural or social prohibition
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
stigma · families · disapproval · ostracism · community · generational · attitudes · tolerance · progressive · conservative
alliances
Formal unions for cooperation
diplomatic · kingdoms · nobility · aristocracy · Habsburg · political · strategic · bloodlines · succession · heirs
interfaith
Across religious boundaries
- Jewish-ChristianOf both Hebraic and messianic traditions
- conversionAct of changing states
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
ecumenical · secular · ceremonies · compromise · holidays · kosher · halal · baptism · clergy · blessing
laws
Enforceable societal rules
- antimiscegenationOpposing cross-racial unions
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
legalization · rights · recognition · citizenship · documentation · certificates · jurisdiction · reform · equality · repeal
intermarriagessegregation
Forced separation by group
separatism · insularity · isolation · social stratification · apartheid