Crossword-Solution: POLYGAMY
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Polygamy | n. | 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; as, the nations of the East practiced polygamy. See the Note under Bigamy, and cf. Polyandry. |
| Polygamy | n. | The state or habit of having more than one mate. |
| Polygamy | n. | The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers. |
We have 14 clues for the answer “POLYGAMY”
| Clue | Answers |
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| "Sister Wives" practice | 1 answer |
| Having more than one spouse at a time | 1 answer |
| Having more than one spouse at the same time | 1 answer |
| Matrimony with more than one spouse | 1 answer |
| Multiple marriage | 1 answer |
| Plural marriage | 1 answer |
| Utah banned it in 1882 | 1 answer |
| Wedding too many | 1 answer |
| practice of having more than one husband or wife at the same time | 1 answer |
| BIGAMY | 2 answers |
| Custom of having two or more husbands at a time | 2 answers |
| MARRIAGE having more than one wife or mate at the same time | 4 answers |
| AUTHOR OF ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES, D.1882 | 10 answers |
| MARRIAGE, type of | 10 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
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Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with POLYGAMY (5)
The supply of adult women was running short, and polygamy without a female population on which to draw was a barren doctrine indeed.
Polygamy, as far as I have observed, exerts a more degrading influence upon husbands that upon wives.
Polygamy and monogamy, suttee, thuggism, and cannibalism, are all acceptable to the romancer, whose business is with the heart of a man in all times and places.
The Ojibways allowed polygamy, and whether or not he approved the principle, he made political use of it by marrying the daughter of a chief in nearly every band.
What sort of legislators were they? "Property has been in existence ever since the origin of the human race." Yes, and so has slavery, and despotism also; and likewise polygamy and idolatry.
Quotes with POLYGAMY (3)
Fundamentalism not only fuels devastating acts of violence, but also all kinds of primitive prejudicial behaviors, such as Misogyny, Polygamy, Homophobia, and Islamophobia.
When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months of a relationship, we find that we're still unfulfilled, we blame our partners and take up with somebody more promising. This can go on and on--series polygamy--until we admit that while a partner can add sweet dimensions to our lives, we, each of us, are responsible for our own fulfillment. Nobody else can provide it for us, and to believe otherwise is to delude…
Polygamy is about sex, whereas monogamy is about love.
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Newsday, NYT, Universal.
Used 6 times in crossword archives (1995–2019).