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polygamist

[puh-lig-uh-mist]

noun

  1. a person who practices or favors polygamy.



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Other Word Forms

  • polygamistic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of polygamist1

First recorded in 1630–40; polygam(y) + -ist
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And frankly, in these conditions, I should be getting more erratic literature from modest, homespun polygamist cults capitalizing on the moment, enticing me with the rent-free, abandoned farmhouse its nude members get to share.

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Since polygamist marriages are not legally recognized in the United States, the “spiritual unions” usually end with an announcement rather than a divorce or legal filing.

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The leaders of the so-called men's conferences have been polygamists - seen by some as people who go against the grain, against societal pressures, to do what they want to do.

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And the colony’s two leaders were polygamists whose “plural wives” accompanied them to California.

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She got a close-up look at groups and trends on the fringes of society, including Satan worshippers, polygamists and sex workers.

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