Meaning of ESPOUSAL
| Pronunciation: | | e'spawzul
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | acceptance, acceptation, adoption, betrothal, bridal |
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| | See Also: | | approval, approving, blessing, bosom, embrace, marriage, marriage ceremony, rite, ritual, wedding | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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