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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. [ 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. [ 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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