Betrothing

Word BETROTHING
Character 10
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Betrothing"

What do we mean by betrothing?

To promise to give in marriage.

To promise to take (as a future spouse); to plight one's troth to.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Betrothing

  • Synonyms for betrothing
  • Betrothing synonyms not found!!!
  • Antonyms for betrothing
  • Betrothing antonyms not found!

The word "betrothing" in example sentences

Use effects this; because love and wisdom are delighted with each other, and as it were sport together like little children; and as they grow up, they enter into genial conjunction, which is effected by a kind of betrothing, nuptial solemnity, marriage, and propagation, and this with continual variety to eternity. ❋ Emanuel Swedenborg (1730)

I do you the honor, Professor Smith, the very great honor of betrothing to you my and Vesta Van Warden's daughter. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Running full-tilt from her fundamentalist roots, Coolbrith married young, betrothing herself to a wastrel Los Angeles musician named Robert Carsley. ❋ JR. ROY MORRIS (2010)

He is not the man to whom my father ever thought of betrothing me. ❋ Unknown (2008)

After betrothing himself to the maiden, he sets forth in search of further adventures, and falls into the power of an evil race, who by their magic arts lure him to them, cause his destruction, and then obtain his treasure and the maiden for themselves. ❋ Unknown (2007)

What had she been doing in betrothing herself to this man! ❋ Unknown (2006)

His object, in short, was to insist on parental authority, giving to parental authority some little additional strength from his own sacerdotal recognition of the sanctity of the betrothing promise. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Pratt was the oldest friend he had in the world, and it had happened that when he first woke to the misery that he had prepared for himself in throwing over Lily and betrothing himself to his late wife, Pratt had been the first person to whom he had communicated his sorrow. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The business of betrothing consisted of a lot of twitching and moaning and entirely too much talk. ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- (1987)

There were no marriages but of such as had been before betrothed; and, after the betrothing, the bridegroom might not lie with the bride in his father-in-law's house before he had brought her to his own. ❋ 1602-1675 (1979)

"He that sells a farm to his neighbour, or that receives a place from his neighbour, to make him a house of betrothing for his son, or a house of widowhood for his daughter; let him build it four cubits this way, and six that." ❋ 1602-1675 (1979)

Perhaps, as some think, by this “betrothing us in righteousness,” the Lord may intimate his bestowing upon us righteousness, yea, his becoming in Jesus Christ our righteousness, to supply that utter want which is in us of that which is acceptable unto him, ❋ 1616-1683 (1966)

“The promise of the betrothing here specified is made unto the entire body and nation of the Jews, as well unbelievers as believers, as appeareth by the carriage of the chapter throughout.” ❋ 1616-1683 (1966)

Their alluring is by the powerful and sweet persuasion of the gospel; which here is so termed to begin the allegory of betrothing and marriage, which is afterward pursued. ❋ 1616-1683 (1966)

Dionysios must have liked the man as well as valuing him, for he bound their families as close as law allowed, marrying Hipparinos 'sister, Dion's aunt, and, when she bore a daughter, betrothing the girl to Dion, whom he treated almost as a son. ❋ Renault, Mary, 1905-1983 (1966)

The righteousness here mentioned is that which God will and doth exercise in this very act of betrothing, and not any other act of it, which he will make use of to that purpose. ❋ 1616-1683 (1966)

And this also manifesteth that they are not the same persons to whom that threatening was given that are principally intended in this promise; for if God did only take them again whom he had once put away, there would have been no need of any betrothing of them anew. ❋ 1616-1683 (1966)

Jerusalem (all sorts of professors) to consider him in the condition of betrothing and espousing his church unto himself. ❋ 1616-1683 (1965)

Cross Reference for Betrothing

  • Betrothing cross reference not found!

What does betrothing mean?

Best Free Book Reviews
Best IOS App Reviews