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Polygamy is "the practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time."[1] Polygamy has been practiced by many cultures throughout history.[2]: 3
Although the Old Testament describes numerous examples of polygynous (one male with multiple wives) instances of polygamy among devotees to God, most Christian groups have historically rejected the practice of polygamy and have upheld monogamy alone as normative. Nevertheless, some Christian groups in different periods have practiced, or currently do practice, polygamy.[3][4] Some Christians actively debate whether the New Testament or Christian ethics allows or forbids polygamy[5] and there are several Christian views on the Old Covenant.
This debate focuses almost exclusively on polygyny (one man having more than one wife) and not polyandry (one woman having more than one husband), as polyandry is specifically outlawed by the Hebrew Bible's laws of adultery, which narrowly defines adultery as the practice of polyandry by or with an already married (or betrothed) female.
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