| 单词 | polygamist |
| 释义 | polygamist (once / 22906 pages) n A polygamist is a person who has one than one spouse, such as a polygamist who has three wives and 15 children. Having more than one spouse, a polygamist is a busy person. Polygamist comes from the Greek: poly- means "many" and gamos means "marriage." So by definition, a polygamist can be a man with multiple wives or a woman with multiple husbands. The thing to remember is that the marriages are on-going. A person who gets a divorce and is later remarried is not a polygamist. WORD FAMILYpolygamist: polygamists+/polygamous: polygamously/polygamy: polygamies, polygamist, polygamous USAGE EXAMPLES"When you vote for a president who is a polygamist, you must have factored that into the arrangement," he told the BBC. BBC(May 26, 2016) The state of Utah defended the ban that they say helps prosecute polygamists who commit crimes like underage marriage. Washington Times(May 13, 2016) District Judge Clark Waddoups had found the state violated polygamists' right to privacy and religious freedom. US News(Apr 12, 2016) n someone who is married to two or more people at the same time Hypo|Hyper polyandrist a woman with two or more husbands polygynista man with two or more wives better half, married person, mate, partner, spouse a person's partner in marriage |
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