Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
monogamous .
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Examples
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In its Christian sense it is monogamistic and absolute, you are committing adultry if you remarry or fornicate with the exception of certain conditions.
We Need Men`s "Ishews" Newmania 2007
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But whereas notable commentators are ready to concede that Keturah may have been taken during Sarah's lifetime, yet that would seem to conflict rather seriously with Abraham's pronounced monogamistic leanings; for he took Hagar only as a last resort to realize God's promise.
Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942
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By that time the occupant of the monogamistic harem would be in dreamland, the bulbul silenced and the hour propitious for slumber.
The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million O. Henry 1886
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Non-marrieds can have children, sleep with whomsoever they wish, and also never have to answer to the narrow-minded keepers of the monogamistic myth. "wes p 46 minutes ago
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local mogogo 2010
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