Assertion: betrothal | /r/HasProperty | formal state of engagement
Facets:
value: historically
type: TEMPORAL
value: between a man
type: OTHER
value: to break the agreement
type: PURPOSE
value: between a woman
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Betrothal (also called espousal) is a formal state of engagement to be married.
text: Historically, betrothal in Roman Catholicism was a formal contract considered as binding as marriage, and a divorce was necessary to terminate a betrothal.
text: So while the couple a betrothed couple did not live together, betrothal was so formal and so binding that to break the agreement required a certificate of divorce as if the couple was in fact married.
text: Betrothal is the traditional way of becoming engaged in the eyes of the Church, and it is a solemn pledge of intention to marry between a man and a woman.
text: Engagement is a formal agreement that these two people are serious about pursuing the lifelong commitment of marriage and that, though they are not yet fully committed to marrying one another, they are escalating their intimacy to ensure that they can be suitable for one another.
text: Betrothal (also called espousal) is a formal state of engagement to be married.
text: Betrothal is a formal state of engagement to be married.
text: Betrothal is a formal state of engagement to be married.
text: Betrothal (also called espousal) is a formal state of engagement to be married.
text: Historically betrothal was a formal contract, blessed or officiated by a religious authority.
text: Betrothal in Jewish culture was a formal contract between a woman and a man that often originated well before they were of age to marry, and consisted of two phases.
text: Historically, betrothal in Roman Catholicism was a formal contract considered as binding as marriage, and a divorce was necessary to terminate a betrothal.