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11Celestial marriage — A couple following their marriage in the Manti Utah Temple Celestial marriage (also called the New and Everlasting Covenant of Marriage, Eternal Marriage, Temple Marriage or The Principle) is a doctrine of Mormonism, particularly The Church of… …
12polygyny — noun /pəˈlɪdʒɪnɪ/ The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives Ant: monogamy, monogyny, polyandry …
13polygamy — n. 1. Plurality of wives, polygyny. 2. Polyandry, plurality of husbands …
14Polygamy — Po*lyg a*my, n. [Gr. ?; cf. F. polygamie.] 1. The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time; opposed to monogamy;… …
15Heber C. Kimball — LDSApostleshipinfo English name = Heber C. Kimball birth name=Heber Chase Kimball birth date=birth date|1801|06|14 birthplace=Sheldon, Vermont death date=death date and age|1868|06|22|1801|06|14 deathplace=Salt Lake City, Utah Territory president …
16Wittiza — ( Witiza , Witica , Witicha , Vitiza , or Witiges ; c. 687 ndash; probably 710) was the Visigothic King of Hispania from 694 until his death, co ruling with his father, Ergica, until 702 or 703. Joint ruleEarly in his reign, Ergica made it clear… …
17Wife — The ordinance of marriage was sanctioned in Paradise (Gen. 2:24; Matt. 19:4 6). Monogamy was the original law under which man lived, but polygamy early commenced (Gen. 4:19), and continued to prevail all down through Jewish history. The law of …
18polygamous — adjective engaging in bigamy, engaging in unlawful marriage, having multiple husbands, having multiple wives, having plurality of wives or husbands, practicing plural marriage associated concepts: bigamy, monogamy Burton s Legal Thesaurus.… …
19Bigamy — Big a*my, n. [OE. bigamie, fr. L. bigamus twice married; bis twice + Gr. ? marriage; prob. akin to Skt. j[=a]mis related, and L. gemini twins, the root meaning to bind, join: cf. F. bigamie. Cf. {Digamy}.] (Law) The offense of marrying one person …
20Polygamous — Po*lyg a*mous, a. [Gr. ? living ? polygamy; poly s many + ? marriage. Cf. {Bigamy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; opposed to… …
