espousal
1. the act of accepting with approval;
favorable reception
- its adoption by society
- the proposal found wide acceptance
• Syn:
adoption, acceptance, acceptation
• Derivationally related forms:
espouse, accept (for: acceptation), acceptant (for: acceptance), accept (for: acceptance), adopt (for: adoption)
• Hypernyms:
blessing, approval, approving
• Hyponyms:
embrace, bosom
2. the act of becoming betrothed or engaged
• Syn:
betrothal
• Derivationally related forms:
betroth (for: betrothal)
• Hypernyms:
ritual, rite
3. archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
• Syn:
bridal
• Hypernyms:
marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony
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