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BNC: 37902 COCA: 18740

polygamy

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polygamy /pəˈlɪgəmi/ noun
polygamy
/pəˈlɪgəmi/
noun
Learner's definition of POLYGAMY
[noncount]
: the state or practice of being married to more than one person at the same time一夫多妻（制）；一妻多夫（制）；多配偶（制）
— compare monogamy

— polygamist

/pəˈlɪgəmɪst/ noun, plural polygamists [count]

— polygamous

/pəˈlɪgəməs/ adjective
BNC: 37902 COCA: 18740

polygamy

noun

po·​lyg·​a·​my pə-ˈli-gə-mē How to pronounce polygamy (audio)
1
: marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry, polygyny
2
: the state of being polygamous
polygamist
pə-ˈli-gə-mist How to pronounce polygamy (audio)
noun
polygamize
pə-ˈli-gə-ˌmīz How to pronounce polygamy (audio)
intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gave up polygamy in the 19th century under pressure from Washington, and obviously human sacrifice would never be tolerated. William A. Galston, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 The first Saltair was opened in 1893 — only three years after church leaders formally abandoned the practice of polygamy. Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Aug. 2022 The church also has published essays on a range of thorny historical and doctrinal issues from polygamy and race to its belief in Heavenly Mother and humanity’s godlike potential. Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 July 2022 Nor did many Americans trust the LDS Church, partially because of the practice of polygamy — which church leaders formally disavowed around the turn of the 20th century. The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 July 2022 The Supreme Court first adopted the wall metaphor in an 1878 case upholding a federal law against polygamy in the territories. Barbara Perry, CNN, 29 June 2022 Although the LDS Church swore off the polygamy Joseph Smith preached in exchange for Utah’s admittance to the Union in 1896, thousands of fundamentalists still practice it in places like Colorado City, Arizona. Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2022 In 2020, the Utah Legislature reduced polygamy to an infraction — an offense less than some traffic tickets. The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Mar. 2021 Gill says that ice is even thicker in Utah, which was settled by LDS pioneers fleeing religious persecution back east, mainly for the practice of polygamy. Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin polygamia "frequent marriage," borrowed from Greek polygamía, from polýgamos "married several times, polygamous" + -ia -y entry 2

First Known Use

1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of polygamy was in 1538
BNC: 37902 COCA: 18740

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