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Answer for the clue "Wedding ceremony ", 8 letters:
espousal
Alternative clues for the word espousal
- Backing unsettled Poles to take America to heart
- Assumption that when borders cease to exist, despot must fall
- The act of accepting with approval
- Acceptance with approval
- Archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
- Advocacy
- Adoption of English as a second language involving power over America
- Marriage ceremony
Word definitions for espousal in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 .] The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in the plural, betrothal; ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast [syn: bridal ] the act of becoming betrothed or engaged [syn: betrothal ] the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" [syn: adoption ...
Usage examples of espousal.
Since, therefore, by her Espousals this miracle would be less evident, it seems that it was unfitting that Christ should be born of an espoused virgin.
It was as if they themselves had decided with their parents that the hour for the espousals had struck, and that regret for their loss ought no longer to bar the joy of growth and increase.
By that much, Gately and the Soviet espousal of fervent gentlemanliness in pursuit of the Balanced Peace might have conspired to put the spritely little Georgian in more certain danger.
There had been that time, close to Robinton's espousal to Kasia, when Melongel had wondered if the drum messages, purported to be sent by Faroguy, had really originated with the old Lord.