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Espousal

noun
1.
Archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast.  Synonym: bridal.
2.
The act of becoming betrothed or engaged.  Synonym: betrothal.
3.
The act of accepting with approval; favorable reception.  Synonyms: acceptance, acceptation, adoption.  "The proposal found wide acceptance"





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"Espousal" Quotes from Famous Books



... goodness like to this adorns Holdeth it not concealed; But, from her first espousal to the frame, Shows it, till death, revealed. Obedient, sweet, and full of seemly shame, She, in the primal age, The person decks with beauty; moulding it Fitly through every part. In riper manhood, temperate, firm of heart, With ...
— Stray Thoughts for Girls • Lucy H. M. Soulsby


Words linked to "Espousal" :   embrace, approving, wedding, bridal, blessing, approval, marriage, ritual, espouse, marriage ceremony, rite, bosom


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