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How to pronounce espousal in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms betrothal
Type of rite, ritual
Type Words
Synonyms acceptance, acceptation, adoption
Type of approval, approving, blessing
Has types bosom, embrace
Derivation espouse
Type Words
Synonyms bridal
Type of wedding, marriage, marriage ceremony

Examples of espousal

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Eventually, the Kennedys came around to more public espousal of racial equality.
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But this dramatic espousal of the cause, it has to be said, came relatively late.
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It is controversial for its espousal of the writer's objectivist philosophy.
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Leo's espousal of iconoclasm caused reactions among both the populace and the Church.
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Despite its frequently childish espousal of childlessness, NON makes some valid points.
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A broad re-espousal of equities must overcome other challenges.
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The difference in opinion derives from espousal of various interpretations of quantum mechanics.
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Maybe it's becuase I'm entrapped by his espousal of liberty.
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Many saw in Shestov's work a renunciation of reason and metaphysics, and even an espousal of nihilism.
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More examples
  • Bridal: archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
  • Betrothal: the act of becoming betrothed or engaged
  • Adoption: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
  • Betrothal (also called espousal) is a formal state of engagement to be married.
  • A betrothal; A wedding ceremony; Adoption of a plan, cause, or idea
  • (ESPOUSALS) contracts. A mutual promise between a man and a woman to marry each other, at some other time: it differs from a marriage, because then the contract is completed. Wood's Inst. 57; vide Dig. 23, 1, 1; Code, 5, 1, 4; Novel, 115, c. 3, s. 11; Ayliffe's Parerg. 245 Aso & Man. Inst. B. ...