intermarry
Unite different groups
To intermarry is to marry across group boundaries—between different races, religions, ethnicities, or families.
The word implies two distinct groups whose members are marrying each other: The two royal houses had intermarried for generations.
It can also describe marriage within a closed group, especially among relatives: The isolated community had intermarried until everyone was cousin to everyone else.
Union outside one's clan
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
- cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
- interracialBetween different ethnic groups
- interfaithAcross religious boundaries
pluralism · integration · assimilation · coexistence · diversity · inclusivity · multiracial · cosmopolitan
Marriage rite and feast
- wedlockState of being spouses
- nuptialsVows and rings
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
- spouseMarried partner
vows · ceremony · conjugal · bride · groom · engagement · union · betrothal
Habitual group practice
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- endogamyMarriage within one's group
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- casteInherited social division
patriarchy · matriarchy · rites · arranged · matchmaking · tribal · ancestral · prescriptive
Ancestry through generations
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
genealogy · descendants · in-laws · relatives · heritage · consanguinity · kinfolk · progeny
Of successive rulers
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- diplomaticTactful and sensitive
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- pactFormal agreement between parties
royal · nobility · kingdom · succession · heir · consolidation · feudal · aristocratic
exogamy
Union outside one's clan
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
- cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
- interracialBetween different ethnic groups
interfaith · pluralism · integration · assimilation · coexistence · diversity · inclusivity · multiracial · cosmopolitan · melting-pot
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
spouse · vows · ceremony · conjugal · bride · groom · engagement · union · betrothal · dowry
custom
Habitual group practice
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- endogamyMarriage within one's group
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
caste · patriarchy · matriarchy · rites · arranged · matchmaking · tribal · ancestral · prescriptive · forbidden
bloodline
Ancestry through generations
dynasty · genealogy · descendants · in-laws · relatives · heritage · consanguinity · kinfolk · progeny · forebears
dynastic
Of successive rulers
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- diplomaticTactful and sensitive
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
pact · royal · nobility · kingdom · succession · heir · consolidation · feudal · aristocratic · throne
- "Inter-" wordsinterstate, international, internet, interview, interact
intermarriage, intermarried, intermarrying, intermarriages, intermarries