4
embracement(noun, give, accept, ready)
4
embracing a cause
4
matrimony(noun, match, tie, merger, marriage)
4
wedlock(noun, match, tie, merger, marriage)
3
aiding
3
approval
3
belief
3
elopement(noun, marriage)
3
espousals
3
hymeneal(adjective, wedding, nuptial, epithalamic)
3
marital(adjective, marriage, wedding, nuptial, matrimonial)
3
matrimonial(adjective, marriage, wedding, nuptial, matrimonial)
3
spousals(noun, wedding)
2
affiliation(noun, balance, equal, equivalent, counterpart)
2
backing
2
betrothing(noun, obligation, commitment, engagement, marriage)
2
borrowing
2
credence
2
honeymoon(wedding, nuptial)
2
marriage ceremony(noun, expression, idiom, marriage, wedding)
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