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[โ€“] whoami@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Marriage is not a Christian concept - matrimony is. The concept of marriage predates the Christians by millennia.

And where is the difference between marriage and matrimony?

Both words translate to basically the same German word (I am German). So I have difficulties to understand the difference.