Antimatrimonialist

/ˌæntɪməˌtroʊniəˈlɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who opposes marriage or the institution of matrimony.

Etymology

From antimatrimonial + -ist (one who practices or believes). The term describes those holding philosophical objections to marriage as a social institution.

Kelly Says

The longest antimatrimonialist movement came from certain religious celibate orders who argued against marriage for 2,000 years—making them history's most committed commitment-phobes.

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