- bridal, espousal - archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
--1 is a kind of marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony
- betrothal, espousal - the act of becoming betrothed or engaged
--2 is a kind of ritual, rite
- adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal - the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
--3 is a kind of blessing, approval, approving
--3 has particulars: embrace, bosomDerived form: verb espouse1