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Definition of Embracement
1. Noun. The act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection).
Specialized synonyms: Cuddle, Nestle, Snuggle, Clinch, Hug, Squeeze
Generic synonyms: Clasp, Clench, Clutch, Clutches, Grasp, Grip, Hold
Derivative terms: Embrace, Embrace, Embrace
Definition of Embracement
1. n. A clasp in the arms; embrace.
Definition of Embracement
1. Noun. A clasp in the arms; embrace. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) State of being contained; enclosure. ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) Willing acceptance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Embracement
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Embracement
Literary usage of Embracement
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mercy of Hell, and Other Sermons by Joseph Fort Newton (1917)
"I love not these things when I love my God; and yet I love a certain kind of
light, and sound, and fragrance, and food, and embracement in loving God, ..."
2. Sermons and Other Practical Works: Consisting of Above One Hundred and Fifty by Ralph Erskine (1795)
"... and you have embraced him; and that embracement is a pledge and ... This meeting
and embracement is founded upon the harmonious meeting and embracement ..."
3. The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine (1909)
"None of these I love, when I love my God; and yet I love a kind of light, and
melody, and fragrance, and meat, and embracement when I love my God, ..."
4. The Sermons, and Other Practical Works of the Late Reverend and Learned Mr by Ralph Erskine (1763)
"This meeting and embracement is founded upon the harmonious meeting and embracement
of the divine attributes in Chrift ; and therefore it ..."
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