A distinct use of the term sound from its use in physics is that in physiology and psychology, where the term refers to the subject of perception by the brain. The field of psychoacoustics is dedicated to such studies. The physical reception of sound in any hearing organism is limited to a range of frequencies.
polygamy. the condition of having more than two spouses simultaneously. â polygamist, n. â polygamous, adj. the practice or state of being married to more than one person at a time. â polygamous, adj.
A jury has found polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs guilty of child rape. Jeffs, the leader of a radical polygamist sect of Mormonism known as the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (FLDS), was found guilty of forcing two teenage girls into spiritual marriage, and fathering a child with one of them when she was 15.