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单词 polygamist
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polygamist
noun[C]
uk
/pəˈlɪɡ.ə.mɪst/us
/pəˈlɪɡ.ə.mɪst/
someone who ismarriedto more than onepersonat the sametime:
多妻主义者/多夫主义者；多配偶主义者
Thehigh-profilepolygamist took a thirdwifelastyear.这位高调的一夫多妻主义者去年娶了第三个妻子。
There arecaseswhere a polygamisttakesayoungerwoman as hiscurrentwivesgetolder, which maycreateemotionalstressfor 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
More examples
  • Theydisagreeabout whether polygamists should besenttojailforpracticingareligiousbelief.
  • Forpeoplewho aren't polygamists,relationshipsbetweenmultiplewivessharingonehusbandaredifficulttounderstand.
  • Charging a polygamist withbigamyputs all polygamists atrisk.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Marriage, cohabitation & other relationships
  • adulteress
  • affinal
  • as husband and wifeidiom
  • be an itemidiom
  • be shacked upidiom
  • hear wedding bellsidiom
  • hitched
  • honest
  • husband
  • intermarriage
  • matrimony
  • monogamous
  • monogamy
  • morganatic
  • ménage à trois
  • shack
  • shack up
  • something
  • together
  • trouble and strifeidiom
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polygamist
adjective
uk
/pəˈlɪɡ.ə.mɪst/us/pəˈlɪɡ.ə.mɪst/
marriedto more than onepersonat the sametime, orrelatingto thispractice:
多妻制的/多夫制的；多配偶制的
Theremoteranchisownedby a polygamistreligioussect.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 amemberof any of the polygamistgroupsin Utah.他不是犹他州任何一个多配偶制团体的成员。
Synonym
polygamous
See
polygamy
More examples
  • Hegrewup in the polygamistcommunityof Short Creek.
  • Shebelievesthat all women in polygamistrelationshipsare beingabused.
  • Herdaughteris a polygamistwifewho has givenbirthto sevenchildrenin 11years.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Marriage, cohabitation & other relationships
  • adulteress
  • affinal
  • as husband and wifeidiom
  • be an itemidiom
  • be shacked upidiom
  • hear wedding bellsidiom
  • hitched
  • honest
  • husband
  • intermarriage
  • matrimony
  • monogamous
  • monogamy
  • morganatic
  • ménage à trois
  • shack
  • shack up
  • something
  • together
  • trouble and strifeidiom
See more results »
(Definition ofpolygamistfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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They are not polygamists, thefinestyoung men of the present and of the future.
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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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