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polygamy

noun as in plural marriage

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The "chaos and anarchy" that Johnson referred to included, in his view, polygamy, pedophilia, and bestiality.

From Salon

Alice, who is bisexual, said she believed polygamy should be viewed in a similar way to sexuality.

From BBC

The DNA also revealed polygamy and “levirate unions,” in which closely related males—brothers, or a father and son—had children with the same woman.

He and his followers practice polygamy, a legacy of the early teachings of the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which abandoned the practice in 1890 and now strictly prohibits it.

Bateman and his followers believe polygamy brings exaltation in heaven.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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