Espousal
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Espousal
... 2. (n.) The uniting or allying one's self with anything; maintenance; adoption;
as, the espousal of a quarrel. Int. ...ESPOUSAL; ESPOUSE. ...
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Espouse (2 Occurrences)
... The espousal was a ceremony of betrothing, a formal agreement between the parties
then coming under obligation for the purpose of marriage. ...ESPOUSAL; ESPOUSE. ...
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Espousals (2 Occurrences)

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Espied (3 Occurrences)

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Dowry (5 Occurrences)
... See Dower. 2. (n.) A gift; endowment. 3. (n.) A gift or presents for the bride,
on espousal. See Dower. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DOWRY. ...
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Heresy (2 Occurrences)
... In the fixed ecclesiastical sense that it ultimately attained, it indicated not
merely any doctrinal error, but "the open espousal of fundamental error ...
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Songs (100 Occurrences)
... and Lowth in their view that the So celebrates the marriage of Solomon and an Egyptian
princess; and Lowth's notion of a reference to the espousal of a church ...
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Spouse (7 Occurrences)
... daughters-in-law"). See ESPOUSAL; MARRIAGE; RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY.
Multi-Version Concordance Spouse (7 Occurrences). Song of Songs ...
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Song (207 Occurrences)
... and Lowth in their view that the So celebrates the marriage of Solomon and an Egyptian
princess; and Lowth's notion of a reference to the espousal of a church ...
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Moses (9295 Occurrences)
... Whether he did so in word, by definite renunciation, or by his espousal of the cause
of the slave against the oppressive policy of Pharaoh is of little ...
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ESPOUSAL; ESPOUSE

es-pouz'-al, es-pouz':

In the King James Version these words, following English usage of an earlier day, are used to signify either marriage or betrothal, while the American Standard Revised Version discriminates, and uses them only for marriage. For example, in 2 Samuel 3:14, "I espoused to me" (Hebrew 'erasti li) becomes "I betrothed to me." So also, in Matthew 1:18 Luke 1:27; Luke 2:5 which refer to the relation between Joseph and Mary before the birth of Jesus, "espoused" (mnesteuo) becomes "betrothed." On the other hand, "espoused" is retained in Songs 3:11 ("the day of his espousals"-that is, day of marriage); in Jeremiah 2:2 ("the love of thine espousals"-that is, the love of married state); and in 2 Corinthians 11:2 ("I espoused (hermosamen) you to one husband").

E. J. Forrester

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in the plural, betrothal; plighting of the troths; a contract of marriage; sometimes, the marriage ceremony.

2. (n.) The uniting or allying one's self with anything; maintenance; adoption; as, the espousal of a quarrel.

Strong's Hebrew
3623. kelulah -- betrothal
... espousal. Denominative passive participle from kallah; bridehood (only in the plural) --
espousal. see HEBREW kallah. << 3622, 3623. kelulah. 3624 >>. ...
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2861. chathunnah -- a marriage, wedding
... wedding (1). espousal. From chathan; a wedding -- espousal. see HEBREW chathan. <<
2860b, 2861. chathunnah. 2862 >>. Strong's Numbers.
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2860. chathan -- daughter's husband, bridegroom
... chathan; a relative by marriage (especially through the bride); figuratively, a
circumcised child (as a species of religious espousal) -- bridegroom, husband ...
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