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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. The uniting or allying one's self with anything;
maintenance; adoption; as, the espousal of a quarrel.
[1913 Webster]
The open espousal of his cause. --Lord Orford.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
espousal
n 1: archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast [syn: bridal]
2: the act of becoming betrothed or engaged [syn: betrothal]
3: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception;
"its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide
acceptance" [syn: adoption, acceptance, acceptation]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
espousal
n.
1 A betrothal.
2 A wedding ceremony.
3 adoption of a plan, cause, or idea.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
espousal
n.
1 A betrothal.
2 A wedding ceremony.
3 adoption of a plan, cause, or idea.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
espousal
n.
1 A betrothal.
2 A wedding ceremony.
3 adoption of a plan, cause, or idea.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
espousal
n.
1 A betrothal.
2 A wedding ceremony.
3 adoption of a plan, cause, or idea.
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Espousal /ɛspˈaʊzəl/
الإعتناق
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
espousal /ɛspˈaʊzəl/
женитба
wedding ceremony
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
espousal /ɛspˈaʊzəl/
hájení
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
espousal /ɛspˈaʊzəl/
zásnuby
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
espousal /ɛspˈaʊzəl/
[archaic] Eheversprechen , Verlobung [soc.]
Synonyms: affiancing, affiance, betrothal, betrothment, handfast, trothplight, plighting of your troth
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
espousal /ɛspˈaʊzəl/
Eintreten , Parteinahme
Note: für
Note: of
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
espousal /ɛspˈaʊzəl/
1. hyväksyminen, omaksuminen
adoption of a plan
2. häät
wedding ceremony
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
espousal /ɛspˈaʊzəl/
1. kézfogó
2. támogatás
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
espousal /ɛspˈaʊzəl/
1. kabullenme, benimseme
2. evlenme, nikâh
3. nişanlama, nişanlanma.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
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
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 拥护,婚礼;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 拥护,订婚,婚礼
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