WHAT is polygamy?

Answer 1

polygamy is the practice of marriage to more than one spouse simultaneously. Historically, polygamy has been practiced as polygyny (one man having more than one wife), or as polyandry (one woman having more than one husband), or, less commonly as "polygamy" (having many wives and many husbands at one time). In contrast monogamy is the practice each person having only one spouse at a time.

Answer 2

Polygamy means married to multiple partners... It can be one man with multiple women or one woman with multiple men!

Polygamy. Since God’s original standard for mankind was for the husband and wife to become one flesh, polygamy was not intended, and it is prohibited in the Christian congregation. Overseers and ministerial servants, who are to set the example for the congregation, are to be men having not more than one living wife. (1Ti 3:2, 12; Tit 1:5, 6) This is in harmony with what true marriage is used to picture, namely, the relationship of Jesus Christ and his congregation, the only wife possessed by Jesus.—Eph 5:21-33.

As was the case with divorce, polygamy, while not God’s original arrangement, was tolerated until the time of the Christian congregation. Polygamy had a start not long after Adam’s deflection. The first Bible mention of it is concerning a descendant of Cain, Lamech, of whom it says: “[He] proceeded to take two wives for himself.” (Ge 4:19) Concerning some of the angels, the Bible mentions that before the Flood, “the sons of the true God . . . went taking wives for themselves, namely, all whom they chose.”—Ge 6:2.

Concubinage was practiced under patriarchal law and under the Law covenant. A concubine had a legal status; her position was not a matter of fornication or adultery. Under the Law, if a man’s firstborn son was the son of his concubine, this son would be the one to receive the firstborn’s inheritance.—De 21:15-17.

Concubinage and polygamy no doubt enabled the Israelites to increase at a much faster rate, and therefore, while God did not establish these arrangements but only allowed and regulated them, they served some purpose at the time. (Ex 1:7) Even Jacob, who was tricked into polygamy by his father-in-law, was blessed by having 12 sons and some daughters from his two wives and their handmaidens who became concubines to Jacob.—Ge 29:23-29; 46:7-25.

Answer 3

Poly means Many. Remember in Geometry . A Polygon is a many sided shape.

gamy - is the stem word female (actually legs of a female) Remember us older folks when we saw a pretty legged woman, we would say "Look at the gams on that woman (honey).

Ergo - Polygamy - means many wives, of course it could mean a woman with many legs. But, that wouldn't make any sense unless we were octopusses (octopi)

Answer 4

Polygamy is the practice of one man having more than one wife.

Polyandry is the practice of one woman having more than one husband.

Answer 5

Polygamy is having more than one spouse.

The punishment for Polygamy is having more than one mother-in-law.

Answer 6

Literally, it means "many marriages". The practice of one man having more than one wife is properly called "polygyny" and a woman having more than one husband is called polyandry

Answer 7

Being married to more than one woman. Being married to more than one man is called polyandry

Answer 8

One man with more than one wife.

Answer 9

It's where you would be one of many wives to the man you love.

Answer 10

A really fun recreational sport.