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The mainstream church abandoned polygamy in 1890 as Utah moved toward statehood.
From the stltoday.com
There are two possible lines of constitutional attack on anti-polygamy statutes.
From the cnn.com
They no longer practice polygamy, but successive generations have remained here.
From the sacbee.com
Mormon fundamentalists argue that anti-polygamy laws infringe religious liberty.
From the economist.com
In India polygamy is permitted, but only for Muslims, under Muslim Personal Law.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Or does he week to lead the fight for the Judeo-Christian tradition of polygamy?
From the guardian.co.uk
In 1890, Church PresidentWilford Woodruff issued the Manifesto, ending polygamy.
From the en.wikipedia.org
While rare, there have been cases of polygamy practiced within the Hmong people.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Polygamy is one of the few practices that still evoke genuine disgust in people.
From the healthland.time.com
- Having more than one spouse at a time
- (polygamist) someone who is married to two or more people at the same time
- (polygamous) heteroicous: having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant
- Polygamy (from Late Greek u03C0u03BFu03BBu03C5u03B3u03B1u03BCu03AFu03B1, polygamia, "state of marriage to many spouses") involves marriage with more than one spouse. When a man is married to more than one wife at a time, it is called polygyny. When a woman is married to more than one husband at a time, it is called polyandry. If a marriage includes multiple husbands and wives, it can be called a group marriage...
- The having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time; Commonly used specifically for polygyny, the marriage of a man to more than one wife, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time; The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate; The condition ...
- (polygamist) One who practices polygamy, or maintains its lawfulness
- (polygamous) having bisexual and unisexual flowers on the same plant.
- (Polygamous) mating with more than one individual. Commonly used to describe a situation in which one male mates with several females.
- (Polygamous) Plants producing both perfect and imperfect flowers, on the same or different individuals. Plants with radiate heads and disciform heads are generally polygamous. See: dioecious, monoecious, synoecious.
