Definition of Polygamous. Meaning of Polygamous. Synonyms of Polygamous

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Definition of Polygamous

Polygamous
Polygamous Po*lyg"a*mous, a. [Gr. ? living ? polygamy; poly`s many + ? marriage. Cf. Bigamy.] 1. Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; -- opposed to monogamous. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Pairing with more than one female. Most deer, cattle, and sheep are polygamous. --Darwin. 3. (Bot.) Belonging to the Polygamia; bearing both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant.

Meaning of Polygamous from wikipedia

- culturally. In several countries, such as India, the law only recognizes polygamous marriages for the Muslim po****tion. Islamic law or sharia is a religious...
- the Congo Djibouti Egypt Eswatini Gabon: Both men and women can join in polygamous marriage with the other gender under Gabonese law. In practice, the right...
- fundamentalists in the United States, with fewer than half of them living in polygamous households. However, others have suggested that there may be as few as...
- the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), performed polygamous marriages. These were called plural marriages by the church. In 1890,...
- There were two types of polygamous marriages in the LDS Church: eternity-only and time-and-eternity. Eternity-only polygamous marriages applied only in...
- do not recognise polygamous marriages, and consider bigamy a crime. Several countries also prohibit people from living a polygamous lifestyle. This is...
- Der dressierte Mann [The Mani****ted Man], Das polygame Geschlecht [The polygamous ****], Das Ende der Dressur (The End of the Mani****tion; third part never...
- fundamentalist Mormon polygamous family living in Utah, United States. They went public after years of being secretive about their polygamous lifestyle to promote...
- of a polygamous Mormon fundamentalist group who ordered the killings of many of his opponents, both within his own sect and in rival polygamous groups...
- leader of what is now the Apostolic United Brethren, a breakaway sect of polygamous Mormon fundamentalists in Utah, Colorado, and Arizona, United States....