digamist

A man is a digamist who has married again.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who marries again: A "digamist" refers to an individual who remarries, especially after the death of a spouse or after a divorce.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • After her husband passed away, she became a digamist and married a longtime friend. (A person who remarries after being widowed.)
  • The novel's protagonist is a digamist who struggles with the social stigma of a second marriage. (A character who remarries.)

Advanced Usage

• "Digamist" in historical context: In some cultures or legal systems, the term may carry a neutral or slightly formal tone, distinguishing it from "bigamist" (someone who marries while still legally married).
  • The court recognized him as a digamist, not a bigamist, as his first marriage had been annulled. (A person who remarries legally after the end of a previous marriage.)

Variants and Related Words

• Digamy (n): the act or practice of marrying again; a second marriage.

  • Digamy was once discouraged in certain religious communities. (The practice of remarrying.)

• Digamous (adj): relating to or characterized by remarriage.

  • The digamous ceremony was a quiet affair, unlike the first grand wedding. (Pertaining to a second marriage.)

Synonyms

• Remarrier: a person who marries again.
• Second-time spouse: someone who enters into a marriage after having been married before.

Related Idioms

• "To take a second chance at love": a romanticized phrase for remarrying.
  • He saw himself as a digamist, taking a second chance at love after his divorce. (Embracing a new marriage after a previous one.)

Usage Note

• The term "digamist" is less common than "remarried person" but is used in legal, historical, or theological discussions to specify a person who has entered into a second marriage, often with the implication that the first marriage was validly dissolved.