SIGEH

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify the terms of their relationship; can last from a few minutes to 99 years

Example:

sigeh legally wraps premarital sex in an Islamic cloak

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("sigeh" is a kind of...):

marriage; matrimony; spousal relationship; union; wedlock (the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce))

Domain category:

Islam; Muslimism (the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion)

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