plural marriage
Several spouses simultaneously
Plural marriage is marriage involving more than two spouses—typically one husband with multiple wives, though the reverse exists.
The term is preferred by practitioners, especially Latter-day Saints, over the more clinical *polygamy*: Their faith community still practices plural marriage.
It emphasizes the religious or relational framework rather than mere multiplicity of partners.
Illegal second marriage
- legalizationMaking something lawful
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- lawBinding principle or regulation
- criminalPerson who breaks laws
prosecution · decriminalization · statute · civil union · domestic partnership · legal recognition · family law · custody
Study of human cultures
- kinshipState of being related
- polygynyMultiple simultaneous wives
- polyandryOne female, several mates
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
traditions · tribe · clan · lineage · inheritance · bride price · dowry · endogamy
Consensual multiple romantic relationships
- ethical non-monogamyConsensual romantic multiplicity
- consensualInvolving mutual permission
- triadGroup of three
- quadEnclosed campus lawn
open relationship · relationship anarchy · polycule · primary · secondary · communication · boundaries · jealousy
Latter-day Saint adherent
- fundamentalistStrict original-doctrine adherent
- sealingMaking impermeable
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
Old Testament · Islamic · dispensation · revelation · scripture · prophet · temple · blessing
Mark of dishonor
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- debateFormal argument on issues
acceptance · visibility · activism · human rights · feminism · gender roles · equality · autonomy
bigamy
Illegal second marriage
- legalizationMaking something lawful
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- lawBinding principle or regulation
criminal · prosecution · decriminalization · statute · civil union · domestic partnership · legal recognition · family law · custody · inheritance
anthropology
Study of human cultures
customs · traditions · tribe · clan · lineage · inheritance · bride price · dowry · endogamy · exogamy
polyamory
Consensual multiple romantic relationships
- ethical non-monogamyConsensual romantic multiplicity
- consensualInvolving mutual permission
- triadGroup of three
quad · open relationship · relationship anarchy · polycule · primary · secondary · communication · boundaries · jealousy · scheduling
Mormon
Latter-day Saint adherent
- fundamentalistStrict original-doctrine adherent
- sealingMaking impermeable
- covenantBinding formal pledge
patriarchy · Old Testament · Islamic · dispensation · revelation · scripture · prophet · temple · blessing · consecration
stigma
Mark of dishonor
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
debate · acceptance · visibility · activism · human rights · feminism · gender roles · equality · autonomy · choice
- marriagebride, groom, wedding, husband, wife
- MormonismBook of Mormon, Joseph Smith, Latter-day Saints, priesthood, Latter-day Saint
- Mormon HistoryJoseph Smith, Brigham Young, Book of Mormon, pioneers, Mormon Trail
- marriage crimesbigamy, bride trafficking, polygamy, child bride, consent violation
- cultsbrainwashing, mind control, Scientology, Jonestown, Jim Jones
- Mormon PioneersMormon Trail, handcarts, covered wagons, Brigham Young, pioneer settlements
plural marriagemonogamy
One partner at a time
traditional marriage · nuclear family · pair bonding · celibacy · singlehood
marriage, plural, plurality, pluralism, pluralist, pluralistic, pluralized, pluralize, pluralizing