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SIGEH

Dictionary entry overview: What does sigeh mean?

• SIGEH (noun)
The noun SIGEH has 1 sense:

1. 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

Familiarity information: SIGEH used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SIGEH (noun)

Sense 1

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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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

sigeh legally wraps premarital sex in an Islamic cloak

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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