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Marriage Key GCSE
AQA Religious Studies A Keywords 2016
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Annulment | Roman Catholic practice whereby a marriage is declared ‘invalid’ eg. the marriage was not consummated. |
| Adultery | Sex outside of marriage where at least one of the couple is already married to someone else. |
| Chastity | Sexual purity-Not having sex before marriage |
| Christian Marriage | A commitment to God and the Church - as well as the person you are marrying |
| Civil marriage ceremony | Non-religious marriage ceremony in a marriage registry office or other licensed venue |
| Civil Partnership | A legal registration and recognition of a same-sex partnership |
| Cohabitation | A couple living together and having a sexual relationship without being married to one another |
| Divorce | The legal ending of a marriage |
| Extended family | Grandparents, uncles, aunts’ etc. living with the nuclear family or living very close |
| Marital Breakdown | When a marriage ends, leading to divorce or separation |
| Religious Marriage | A legal union between a man and a woman in a Church |
| Nuclear family | Mother, father and children living together as a unit |
| One parent family parent | Where only one of the parents is bringing up the children |
| Pre-marital sex | Sex before marriage |
| Religious marriage ceremony | The ceremony in which a man and woman marry in a Church before God |
| Re-marriage | When people who have been married before marry again |