Bonus Quiz
What is a digamy?
A digamy, or remarriage, is the state of being married after the dissolution of a previous marriage by death. It thus differs from bigamy, the condition of a person who has contracted a second marriage while he still has an existing marriage.
The acceptability of digamy depends on social, religious, and ethical considerations connected with attitudes toward the nature of marriage itself. In a society that looks upon marriage exclusively as the method for the propagation of mankind, digamy is permitted without disqualification, and can even be obligatory,
More Info:
www.encyclopedia.com
What are your thoughts on this subject?
7 Comments
Julie Allen
Alan Waites, According to the Oxford dictionary - a second marriage contracted after the termination of the first by death or divorce. Also called: deuterogamy.
Irene Townsend
I honestly don't get this. If you are married and your partner dies, you are legally entitled to remarry. I didn't realize it had some sort of name. Strange, guess learnt something new.
John W Shreve
Governments should have nothing to do with marriage.
Player
teresab, trigamy annoyingly refers to both legal & polygamous marriages
Howard Groopman
My wife was an inanimate object.
teresab
Yet trigamy is being married to three spouses at the same time. Shame, I wanted to annoy the ex with a word that describes his impending third marriage.
Lindy Carmalt
Thanks - I had no idea - interesting.