Affiance: alternatives and connections

An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed; a total desertion of departure from one's faith, principles, or party; esp., the…

A promise or undertaking, founded on a consideration. This promise may be oral or in writing not under seal. It may be express or impl…

To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an of…

The act of betrothing, or the fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between the per…

The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.

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Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime.

To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's sphere of action.

A mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties, or one of the stipulations in such an agreement.

A definite summary of what is believed; esp., a summary of the articles of Christian faith; a confession of faith for public use; esp.…

To release from espousal or plighted faith.

The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in the plural, betrothal; plighting of the troths; a contract of marriage; sometimes,…

To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.

Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his authority and veracit…

Having faith or a faith; honest; sincere.

Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God.

Faith personified as a goddess; the goddess of faith.

A member of a Scottish sect, founded in the 18th century by John Glass, a minister of the Established Church of Scotland, who taught t…