| 单词 | spiritual wife |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspiritual wife spiritual wife n. a woman who is the wife or consort of a man according to the teachings or practices of a particular religion or belief system, rather than through legal or civil marriage; spec. a woman married or ‘sealed’ to a man according to the rites of the Mormon Church, esp. within a polygamous relationship.Frequently attributive in spiritual wife doctrine, spiritual wife system, etc., with reference to the practice of polygamous marriage which was sanctioned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints until 1890. ΚΠ 1828 N.-Y. Spectator 15 Jan. I should suppose the family consisted of six or seven men with their spiritual wives, beside Jacob and his spiritual and natural wives. 1842 Sangamo Jrnl. (Springfield, Illinois) 19 Aug. Joe Smith..undertakes to sustain by the Scriptures..and God's revelation to himself, the lawfulness of his ‘spiritual wife doctrine’. 1843 Quincy (Illinois) Herald 15 Dec. 3/1 Hyram Smith has had a revelation confirming the spiritual wife system. 1925 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Apr. 38/1 It is considered by the elderly women of Utah a great and sacred privilege to be the spiritual wife of Brigham Young or the Prophet Joseph Smith in the world to come. 1987 Colorado Springs Gaz. Tel. 27 Mar. a3/4 Heidnik..made at least five women his ‘spiritual wives’ by having them sleep with him as part of religious ceremonies. 2017 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 23 Sept. (Features section) When he was six months old, his mother put him in the care of her sister..who was the young consort or spiritual wife of an eminent Tibetan lama. < as lemmas |
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