plural marriage
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of plural marriage
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Mormon pioneers settled here after being driven out of other states in part because of their beliefs in plural marriage.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 24, 2022
Three years later, the couple welcomed sister wife Janelle into their plural marriage, followed by Christine in 1994.
From Fox News ● Mar. 22, 2021
While plural marriage is illegal under Utah's constitution, officials in the state have largely chosen not to prosecute those involved.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2020
She entered into a plural marriage when she was 20, she says, the second of four wives.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 13, 2018
In 1862, a law was enacted with the purpose of suppressing plural marriage, and, as had been predicted in the national Senate prior to its passage, it lay for many years a dead letter.
From The Story of "Mormonism" by James Edward Talmage
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