The difference between Fiancée and Marriage
When used as nouns, fiancée means a woman who is engaged to be married, whereas marriage means the state of being married.
check bellow for the other definitions of Fiancée and Marriage
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Fiancée as a noun:
A woman who is engaged to be married.
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Marriage as a noun:
The state of being married.
Examples:
"You should enter marriage for love."
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Marriage as a noun (often specifically):
A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, and/or religious rights and responsibilities. The union of only two people, to the exclusion of all others. The union of two people of opposite sex, to the exclusion of all others.
Examples:
"My grandparents' marriage lasted for forty years."
"Pat and Leslie's marriage to each other lasted forty years."
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Marriage as a noun:
A wedding; a ceremony in which people wed.
Examples:
"You are cordially invited to the marriage of James Smith and Jane Doe."
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Marriage as a noun (figuratively):
A close union.
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Marriage as a noun:
A joining of two parts.
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Marriage as a noun (card games):
A king and a queen, when held as a hand in Texas hold 'em or melded in pinochle.
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Marriage as a noun (card games):
In solitaire or patience games, the placing a card of the same suit on the next one above or below it in value.