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SIGEH
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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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