Search results for "Types of marriages" - New World Encyclopedia
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- by habit and repute is, historically, a form of interpersonal status in which ... However, common-law marriage is becoming a thing of the past. It is ...19 KB (2,889 words) - 00:09, 8 January 2024
- to guide young people through the process of finding the right person to ... Historically, arranged marriages between kings or clan leaders have ...25 KB (3,836 words) - 02:27, 9 January 2023
- "fragrances") refers to a group of low-ranking male nature dieties ... refer a particular divine being and a race of related demigods, respectively ...9 KB (1,445 words) - 07:26, 2 April 2008
- A rite of passage is a ritual that marks a change in a person's ... Despite their diversity, rites of passage all serve the same purpose: ...15 KB (2,210 words) - 01:43, 15 December 2022
- A dowry is a gift of money or valuables given by the bride's ... it plays in domestic violence and the abuse of women, with debate over how ...20 KB (3,330 words) - 17:30, 30 January 2024
- Extended middle-class Midwestern U.S. family of Danish/German extraction]] beyond the immediate or nuclear family of parents and their children ...18 KB (2,796 words) - 23:58, 24 March 2024
- institution which has formed the foundation of the family throughout history ... Challenges to the institution of marriage in the twentieth century ...46 KB (7,203 words) - 00:09, 22 October 2023
- teacher and, in modern times, the leader of a synagogue. The term was first ... With the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem in 70 C.E., the Jewish ...21 KB (3,138 words) - 16:07, 7 December 2022
- Sir Francis Galton (February 16, 1822 – January 17, 1911), cousin ... to lead to an increase in the number of people manifesting the desirable ...23 KB (3,472 words) - 04:50, 9 April 2024
- violence occurs in all cultures; people of all races, ethnicities, religions ... and loved, perpetrated by those who are part of one's family and thus ...31 KB (4,715 words) - 16:43, 29 January 2024
- artist, painter, wood engraver and maker of ukiyo-e, author of the 13-volume ... new images. His art was an important source of inspiration for many European ...10 KB (1,535 words) - 00:06, 25 August 2023
- The term polygamy (literally many marriages in late Greek) is used ... other's needs and hopes in a relationship of true love. ...37 KB (5,815 words) - 17:42, 30 November 2023
- in the Roman Catholic faith, is a piece of metal, often worn around the ... These medals have their roots in the very beginnings of Christianity ...24 KB (3,815 words) - 05:56, 25 August 2020
- Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before ... A divorce must be certified by a court of law, as a legal action is ...63 KB (9,390 words) - 15:32, 29 January 2024
- The Federated States of Micronesia is an island nation located in ... The Federated States of Micronesia is located in the region known ...23 KB (3,329 words) - 01:56, 26 March 2024
- (NGO). The organization has hundreds of branches internationally and ... The beginnings of Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (BKWSU ...28 KB (3,991 words) - 22:34, 20 November 2023
- labor are collective terms for a variety of work relations in which people ... The institution of the corveé was and remains an accepted form of ...22 KB (3,431 words) - 06:20, 1 April 2024
- archaic Korean for "the great middle (of autumn)"), is a major ... respect to their ancestors and share a feast of Korean traditional food such ...17 KB (2,442 words) - 22:00, 10 December 2023
- [[Image:Paper 450x450.jpg|thumb|right|Sheet of paper]] Paper is a thin, flat material produced by the compression of fibers ...25 KB (4,009 words) - 11:23, 11 March 2023
- Kiriwina Islands) are a 170 mi² archipelago of coral atolls off the eastern ... The people of the area are mostly subsistence horticulturalists who ...17 KB (2,608 words) - 17:43, 2 May 2023
