Danite

[ dan-ahyt ]

noun

1. a member of the tribe of Dan.
2. a member of an alleged secret order of Mormons supposed to have been formed about 1837.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Danite¹

First recorded in 1525–35; Dan + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Eshtaol and Zorah were of note in the history of Samson, but in his time they were Danite settlements.

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And if any one of this Danite society reveals any of these things, I will put him where the dogs cannot bite him.

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Many times they went to the opening where they could look down into the Danite village.

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The Danite is moved chiefly by selfish and vain passions, and his sense of official duty is all too weak and vague.

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Two or three miles to the northeast, where the valley broadens, lay the other important southern Danite town of Eshtaol.

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