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词汇 polygamist
释义 polygamist
noun[ C ]
uk /pəˈlɪɡ.ə.mɪst/ us /pəˈlɪɡ.ə.mɪst/
someone who is married to more than one person at the same time: 多妻主义者/多夫主义者;多配偶主义者
The high-profile polygamist took a third wife last year.这位高调的一夫多妻主义者去年娶了第三个妻子。
There are cases where a polygamist takes a younger woman as his current wives get older, which may create emotional stress for the women.有这样的实例,一夫多妻制者在现任妻子们变老时再娶一名更年轻的女子,而这可能会给这些女性带来情绪方面的压力。
See
polygamy
They disagree about whether polygamists should be sent to jail for practicing a religious belief.
For people who aren't polygamists, relationships between multiple wives sharing one husband are difficult to understand.
Charging a polygamist with bigamy puts all polygamists at risk.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Marriage, cohabitation & other relationships
adulteress
affinal
as husband and wifeidiom
be an itemidiom
be shacked upidiom
have an affair
have something going with someoneidiom
hear wedding bellsidiom
hitched
honest
matrimonially
matrimony
monogamist
monogamous
ménage à trois
shack
shack up
situationship
something
together
polygamist
adjective
uk /pəˈlɪɡ.ə.mɪst/ us /pəˈlɪɡ.ə.mɪst/
married to more than one person at the same time, or relating to this practice: 一夫多妻的/一妻多夫的;多配偶的
The remote ranch is owned by a polygamist religious sect.这个偏远的牧场归一个遵循多配偶制的宗教派别所有。
He is not a member of any of the polygamist groups in Utah. 他不是犹他州任何一个多配偶制团体的成员。
Synonym
polygamous
See
polygamy
He grew up in the polygamist community of Short Creek.
She believes that all women in polygamist relationships are being abused.
Her daughter is a polygamist wife who has given birth to seven children in 11 years.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Marriage, cohabitation & other relationships
adulteress
affinal
as husband and wifeidiom
be an itemidiom
be shacked upidiom
have an affair
have something going with someoneidiom
hear wedding bellsidiom
hitched
honest
matrimonially
matrimony
monogamist
monogamous
ménage à trois
shack
shack up
situationship
something
together

Examples of polygamist


polygamist
They are not polygamists, thefinestyoung men of the present and of the future.
Polygamists are difficult to prosecute because many only seek marriage licenses for their first marriage, while the other marriages are secretly conducted in private ceremonies.
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It has been considered difficult to prosecute polygamists for bigamy, in large part because they are rarely formally married under state laws.
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Those who are geographically separated from other polygamists in their culture use other means to find additional spouses.
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This law also revoked polygamists' right to vote, made them ineligible for jury service, and prohibited them from holding political office.
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Due to negligence and insufficiently qualified personnel, disorder in the membership and in the church grew (for example, polygamists were admitted to church office).
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Among other things it revoked polygamists' right to vote, made them ineligible for jury service, and prohibited them from holding political office.
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Further, the law allowed the government to deny civil rights to polygamists without a trial.
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Practicing polygamists would have their civil rights taken away without a trial or due process.
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The government began cracking down, arresting polygamists.
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