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Espousal vs Avoidance - What's the difference?

espousal | avoidance |

As nouns the difference between espousal and avoidance

is that espousal is a betrothal while avoidance is the act of annulling; annulment.

espousal

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A betrothal.
  • A wedding ceremony.
  • Adoption of a plan, cause, or idea.

    • Related terms

    * espouse * spouse * sponsor

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    avoidance

    English

    Alternative forms

    * avoidaunce (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The act of annulling; annulment.
  • The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant; – specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.
  • A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.
  • The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
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  • *:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
  • Any thing that is to be avoided
  • The courts by which anything is carried off.