polygamous society

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• polygamous — [[t]pəlɪ̱gəməs[/t]] ADJ In a polygamous society, people can be legally married to more than one person at the same time. A polygamous person, especially a man, is married to more than one person. Less than 1 percent of the men in any Muslim… …   English dictionary

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• Polygamy and the Latter Day Saint movement — Historically, one of the defining characteristics of much of the Latter Day Saint movement was the doctrine and practice of polygamy or later referred to as plural marriage, a type of polygyny. [Citation|author=anonymous|title=History of… …   Wikipedia

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• Polygamy — Toba chieftain and his wives, 1892 Polygamy (from πολύς γάμος polys gamos, translated literally in Late Greek as often married )[1] is a marriage which includes more than two partners.[1] …   Wikipedia

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• Mormon fundamentalism — Teenagers from polygamous families demonstrate at a pro plural marriage rally in Salt Lake City in 2006. Over 200 supporters attended the event.[1] Mormon fundamentalism (also called fundamentalist Mormonism) is a belief in the validity of… …   Wikipedia