civil marriage civilly • civilness · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · civil marriage · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman. Synonyms: civil marriage. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D r latin small letter r U+0072 v latin small letter v U+0076