About The Word Espousal
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Espousal
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What's The Definition Of Espousal?
[n] the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
[n] archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast [n] the act of becoming betrothed or engaged Synonyms | Synonyms for Espousal: acceptance | acceptation | adoption | betrothal | bridal Related Terms | Find terms related to Espousal: acceptance | adoption | advocacy | affiance | affiliation | aid | approval | banns | banns of matrimony | betrothal | betrothing | betrothment | bridal | bridal suite | bridechamber | chuppah | church wedding | civil ceremony | civil wedding | elopement | embracement | embracing | engagement | epithalamium | espousals | espousement | forced marriage | Gretna Green wedding | handfasting | honeymoon | hymen | hymeneal | hymeneal rites | marriage | marriage contract | mating | nuptial apartment | nuptial mass | nuptial song | nuptials | plighted faith | plighted troth | promotion | prothalamium | saffron veil | shotgun wedding | spousal | spousals | support | troth | union | wedding | wedding canopy | wedding song | wedding veil See Also | approval | approving | blessing | bosom | embrace | marriage | marriage ceremony | rite | ritual | wedding Espousal In Webster's Dictionary \Es*pous"al\, n. [OF. espousailles, pl., F.
['e]pousailles, L. sponsalia, fr. sponsalis belonging to
betrothal or espousal. See {Espouse}, and cf. {Sponsal},
{Spousal}.]
1. The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in the
plural, betrothal; plighting of the troths; a contract of
marriage; sometimes, the marriage ceremony.
2. The uniting or allying one's self with anything;
maintenance; adoption; as, the espousal of a quarrel.
The open espousal of his cause. --Lord Orford.
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