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 | Bigamy: A marital practice in which a person is simultaneously
married to two spouses. |
| Celestial Plural Marriage: One of many terms used within the
Mormon movement to refer to religiously sanctioned polygynous marriage. |
| Christian polygamy: Polygyny following the culture of the ancient
Hebrews as described in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) |
| Egalitarian polygamy: Polygamy within "peer marriages" in which all
spouses have equal power. Decisions are made by mutual consent. Child nurturing,
discipline, other parenting tasks and all other jobs are distributed among the
spouses by
consensus. |
| Group sex: Sexual activity among more than two people together in
the same location. |
| Group marriage: A committed relationship involving more than two
persons. It often involves a commitment ritual. Synonym: Polymarriage |
| Law of
Abraham: One of many terms used within the Mormon movement to refer to
religiously sanctioned polygynous marriage. |
| Law of Sarah: A Mormon term granting to a man's first wife
the right to consent to, or prohibit, her husband's wishes to marry
additional wives. In the Doctrine and Covenants, Section 132:64, God
threatened any wife with destruction if she refused to consent to additional
wives. Mormon denominations recognize the Doctrine and Covenants, to
be divinely inspired and authoritative scripture. |
| Law of the Priesthood. One of many terms used within the Mormon
movement to refer to religiously sanctioned polygynous marriage. |
| Monogamy: A marital practice in which a person has no more than
one spouse at the same time. |
| Open marriage: A committed relationship of two married persons in
which both are free to engage in outside sexual relationships. |
| Open relationship: An agreement in which two or more partners are
free to pursue other emotional and/or sexual relationships external to their
prime relationship(s). This is normally done openly, with the full knowledge
and agreement of all
participants. |
| Patriarchal Order of Marriage: One of many terms used within the
Mormon movement to refer to religiously sanctioned polygynous marriage. |
| Plural marriage: Synonym for polygyny. Commonly used to refer to
Mormon polygynous relationships. One husband shares many wives; each wife
normally has a separate living space. |
| Poly: an abbreviation of Polyamory. |
| Polyamory: Greek for "many
loves." A romantic and/or sexual relationship involving
multiple partners at the same time. The participants may or may not consider
themselves to be
married to each other. |
| Polyfidelity: A polygamous relationship in which each
participant restricts their sexual behavior to others within the established
group. |
| Polyandry: A marital practice in which one woman is married to more
than one man. |
| Polygamy: A marital practice in which a person has more than one
spouse simultaneously. |
| Polygyny: A marital practice in which one man has married more
than one woman. |
| Polymarriage: A
committed relationship involving more than two persons. It often involves a
commitment ritual. Synonym: Group marriage |
| Quad: In a sexual sense:
A sexual exchange involving four persons. A sexually active relationship
involving four persons. |
| Serial monogamy: A marital practice in which a person has
multiple marriage partners during their lifetime, but is limited to one
spouse at a time. |
| Serial polygamy: A synonym for "serial monogamy" that is now
rarely used. |
| Spiritual marriage: One of many terms used within the Mormon
movement to refer to religiously sanctioned polygynous marriage. |
| Starvation economy: The concept that the intensity and deepness
of one's love for another person is diluted if one or more additional
emotional and/or sexual partners are involved. |
| Sub-relationship: A sexual relationship by a polygamist with a person external to
the polygamous relationship. |
| Swinging: An exchange of partners, usually between two or more
otherwise monogamous couples, which is generally structured to avoid the formation of
emotional bonds. |
| Triad: In a sexual sense, sexual activity by three persons,
whether in a committed or casual relationship. |
| Wife swapping: An obsolete and sexist synonym for swinging among opposite-sex couples. |
Reference used:
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"Polygamy," WordiQ, at: http://www.wordiq.com/
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Copyright © 2004 to 2008 by Ontario Consultants on Religious
Tolerance
Originally written: 2004-SEP-04
Latest update: 2008-JAN-29
Author: B.A. Robinson
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