Get to know Polygamists better with 8 real example sentences, the meaning.
Polygamists meaning
plural of polygamist
Using Polygamists
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of polygamist
- In the example corpus, polygamists often appears in combinations such as: of polygamists, mormon polygamists.
Context around Polygamists
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Polygamists
- In this selection, "polygamists" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mormon, keeps, abiding, divorcees, due and went stand out and add context to how "polygamists" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include composed of polygamists and it keeps polygamists from going. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "polygamists" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with polygamists
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In addition, most Mormon polygamists and every polygamous general authority continued to co-habit with their polygamous wives. (18 words)
During the 1870s and 1880s laws were passed to punish polygamists due, in part, to the stories coming forth regarding Utah. (21 words)
They also rejected other irregular unions, such as those of polygamists, divorcees, and remarried individuals, in a way that legitimises such unions. (22 words)
In 1878, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Reynolds v. United States that religious duty was not a suitable defense for practicing polygamy, and many Mormon polygamists went into hiding; later, Congress began seizing church assets. (37 words)
The Utah attorney general has publicly declined to prosecute otherwise law-abiding polygamists for years, but the “Sister Wives” family left the state shortly after going public, saying they were afraid of prosecution. (33 words)
Supporters of the new law said it keeps polygamists from going underground over fears of being prosecuted, and will make it easier for abuse victims to come forward. (28 words)
Example sentences (8)
They also rejected other irregular unions, such as those of polygamists, divorcees, and remarried individuals, in a way that legitimises such unions.
Supporters of the new law said it keeps polygamists from going underground over fears of being prosecuted, and will make it easier for abuse victims to come forward.
The Utah attorney general has publicly declined to prosecute otherwise law-abiding polygamists for years, but the “Sister Wives” family left the state shortly after going public, saying they were afraid of prosecution.
By this time, many church leaders had gone into hiding to avoid prosecution, and half the Utah prison population was composed of polygamists.
During the 1870s and 1880s laws were passed to punish polygamists due, in part, to the stories coming forth regarding Utah.
In 1878, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Reynolds v. United States that religious duty was not a suitable defense for practicing polygamy, and many Mormon polygamists went into hiding; later, Congress began seizing church assets.
In addition, most Mormon polygamists and every polygamous general authority continued to co-habit with their polygamous wives.
The actual practice of polygamy in a tolerant society may actually be low, with the majority of aspirant polygamists practicing monogamous marriage.
Common combinations with polygamists
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of polygamists 2×
- mormon polygamists 2×