Mormon
Americannoun
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the popular name given to a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Book of Mormon
noun
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a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, founded in 1830 at La Fayette, New York, by Joseph Smith
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a prophet whose supposed revelations were recorded by Joseph Smith in the Book of Mormon
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One of the biggest scoops Latifi reports is that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — widely known as the Mormon church — financially backs influencers.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
It makes business sense, she argued, and the Mormon influencer she interviewed agrees.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
Leavitt, in character as Hart, points to the headline and reads aloud: “Whitney Leavitt announces she’s leaving ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.’”
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
“I think my editors thought there was something inherently funny about taking a suburban Mormon dad and dropping him into this world,” Coppins told Thompson on the Plain English podcast.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
Like me, and almost everyone at BYU, Mark was Mormon.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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