Espousal










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Espousal \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.
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2. The uniting or allying one's self with anything;
maintenance; adoption; as, the espousal of a quarrel.
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The open espousal of his cause. --Lord Orford.
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espousal
n 1: archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast [syn:
bridal, espousal]

2: the act of becoming betrothed or engaged [syn: betrothal,
espousal]

3: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its
adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
[syn: adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal]
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espousal [ispauzl]
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espousal

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55 Moby Thesaurus words for "espousal":
Gretna Green wedding, 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, 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



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