espousal
n . 拥护,订婚,婚礼
拥护,订婚,婚礼
espousal n 1 :
archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast [
synonym :
{
bridal }, {
espousal }]
2 :
the act of becoming betrothed or engaged [
synonym : {
betrothal },
{
espousal }]
3 :
the act of accepting with approval ;
favorable reception ; "
its adoption by society "; "
the proposal found wide acceptance "
[
synonym : {
adoption }, {
acceptance }, {
acceptation }, {
espousal }]
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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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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1913 Webster ]
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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