Danite

American  

[dan-ahyt] / ˈdæn aɪt /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of Danite

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

Example Sentences

When the Danite left he had promised the farmer to return as soon as it was possible to place Susannah in safety with her Mormon friends.

From The Mormon Prophet by Dougall, Lily

There are scores of letters in Trumbull's correspondence calling for copies of Benjamin's speech, yet it had no effect in Illinois, the Danite vote being smaller in 1860 than it had been in 1858.

From The Life of Lyman Trumbull by White, Horace

If any Danite was caught in a scrape, it was the duty of the rest to unite and swear him out.

From The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite by Lewis, Alfred Henry

"Frankie, me b'y we'll get away in th' 'Agle, an' th' Danite thot catches us will have to have wings."

From Frank Merriwell's Bravery by Standish, Burt L.

I thought that one Danite would chase a thousand Gentiles, and two could put ten thousand to flight.

From The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite by Lewis, Alfred Henry