espousingn.

Brit.

/ᵻˈspaʊzɪŋ/,

/ɛˈspaʊzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ᵻˈspaʊzɪŋ/,

/ɛˈspaʊzɪŋ/,

/ᵻˈspaʊsɪŋ/,

/ɛˈspaʊsɪŋ/

Forms: see espouse v. and -ing suffix¹; also 1600s espousein.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: espouse v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < espouse v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier spousing n.

The action of espouse v. in various senses; espousal; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > [noun]

wifethingeOE

bridelopeOE

brydthing971

bridelockOE

bridalOE

noces?c1225

wedlocka1300

spousingc1300

weddingc1300

marriagea1375

espousala1393

sponsalia1535

nuptial1566

espousing1581

nuptial1581

marriage rite1592

nuptiallings1600

Hymen1608

marriage ceremony1616

bridaltya1637

confarreation1645

hymeneals1655

farreation1656

church wedding1852

nuptialities1863

shadi1893

matrimonials1986

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > [noun] > supporting or encouraging > specifically a cause, principle, etc.

sustenance1387

friendliness1558

espousing1581

espousement1623

espousal1654

through-bearing1656

1581 W. Charke Replie to Censure sig. D.iii Hee..doeth nothing but after a solemne diuorcing, as was that of Uasthi, and after a solemne espousing, as that of Esther.

1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) An espousing, mariement.

1650 O. Cromwell Let. 14 Aug. in Let. with Narr. Proc. Eng. Army 11 An espousing of a Malignant-party quarrel or interest.

1687 T. Cartwright in J. R. Bloxham Magdalen Coll. & James II (1886) (modernized text) 188 The espousing of your cause.

1735 London Mag. July 341/2 He makes Heresy..to be..the espousing of false Doctrine knowingly.

1848 M. W. Jacobus Notes of Gospels (Matt. x.) 122/1 There must be an open, earnest espousing of Christ, cleaving to Him.

1906 Forum July 94 He cannot fairly be said to have fallen short of effectiveness..in the scenes..that give us the wooing and espousing of Marie Louise.

1977 in C. Taylor Philos. Papers i. i. 29 The Nietzschean term ‘value’.. carries this idea that our ‘values’ are our creations, that they ultimately repose on our espousing of them.

2010 K. Aspley Hist. Dict. Surrealism 333 His espousing of the Republican cause led to his leaving Spain again in 1936.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	espousing
释义	espousingn. Brit. /ᵻˈspaʊzɪŋ/, /ɛˈspaʊzɪŋ/, U.S. /ᵻˈspaʊzɪŋ/, /ɛˈspaʊzɪŋ/, /ᵻˈspaʊsɪŋ/, /ɛˈspaʊsɪŋ/ Forms: see espouse v. and -ing suffix¹; also 1600s espousein. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: espouse v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < espouse v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier spousing n. The action of espouse v. in various senses; espousal; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > [noun] wifethingeOE bridelopeOE brydthing971 bridelockOE bridalOE noces?c1225 wedlocka1300 spousingc1300 weddingc1300 marriagea1375 espousala1393 sponsalia1535 nuptial1566 espousing1581 nuptial1581 marriage rite1592 nuptiallings1600 Hymen1608 marriage ceremony1616 bridaltya1637 confarreation1645 hymeneals1655 farreation1656 church wedding1852 nuptialities1863 shadi1893 matrimonials1986 the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > [noun] > supporting or encouraging > specifically a cause, principle, etc. sustenance1387 friendliness1558 espousing1581 espousement1623 espousal1654 through-bearing1656 1581 W. Charke Replie to Censure sig. D.iii Hee..doeth nothing but after a solemne diuorcing, as was that of Uasthi, and after a solemne espousing, as that of Esther. 1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) An espousing, mariement. 1650 O. Cromwell Let. 14 Aug. in Let. with Narr. Proc. Eng. Army 11 An espousing of a Malignant-party quarrel or interest. 1687 T. Cartwright in J. R. Bloxham Magdalen Coll. & James II (1886) (modernized text) 188 The espousing of your cause. 1735 London Mag. July 341/2 He makes Heresy..to be..the espousing of false Doctrine knowingly. 1848 M. W. Jacobus Notes of Gospels (Matt. x.) 122/1 There must be an open, earnest espousing of Christ, cleaving to Him. 1906 Forum July 94 He cannot fairly be said to have fallen short of effectiveness..in the scenes..that give us the wooing and espousing of Marie Louise. 1977 in C. Taylor Philos. Papers i. i. 29 The Nietzschean term ‘value’.. carries this idea that our ‘values’ are our creations, that they ultimately repose on our espousing of them. 2010 K. Aspley Hist. Dict. Surrealism 333 His espousing of the Republican cause led to his leaving Spain again in 1936. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1581
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