Mormon

[ mawr-muh n ]
/ ˈmɔr mən /

noun

the popular name given to a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
See under Book of Mormon.

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Definition for mormon (2 of 2)

Book of Mormon

noun

a sacred book of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, believed by members of the church to be an abridgment by a prophet (Mormon) of a record of certain ancient peoples in America, written on golden plates, and discovered and translated (1827–30) by Joseph Smith.
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British Dictionary definitions for mormon (1 of 2)

Mormon
/ (ˈmɔːmən) /

noun

a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, founded in 1830 at La Fayette, New York, by Joseph Smith
a prophet whose supposed revelations were recorded by Joseph Smith in the Book of Mormon

adjective

of or relating to the Mormons, their Church, or their beliefs

Derived forms of Mormon

Mormonism, noun

British Dictionary definitions for mormon (2 of 2)

Book of Mormon

noun

a sacred book of the Mormon Church, believed by Mormons to be a history of certain ancient peoples in America, written on golden tablets (now lost) and revealed by the prophet Mormon to Joseph Smith
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