Digamist

/daɪˈɡæmɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who has been married twice in succession, either after widowhood or divorce.

Etymology

From di- (two) + -gamist (one who marries), from Greek gamos. This term emerged from ecclesiastical Latin to describe remarried individuals in church records.

Kelly Says

Digamists were marked people in ancient religious communities—medieval church law treated them differently from first-time married people, and some were barred from priesthood entirely.

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