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.

OTHER WORDS FROM Mormon

Mor·mon·ism, nounnon-Mor·mon, noun, adjective

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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Marriott, with its deep history in the Mormon faith, portrays itself as a deeply ethical institution.
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Utah, USA Brigham Young was definitely onto something when he sought to build his Mormon “Zion” in the rugged hinterland of Utah.
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Jessen was named a Mormon bishop, but the appointment was met with vocal protests.
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Official Mormon histories about Joseph Smith may have been misleading.
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In short, Mormon leaders are confronting a crisis of faith—and a crisis of authority.
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The “institution” is even more odious under Mormon than Mohammed.
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The Mormon produced a package which he had been concealing under his chair.
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The Mormon priesthood look toward the establishment of a temporal kingdom in connection with their religion.
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The "Mormon" people throughout the country were in a great state of alarm, and also in great distress.
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A runt from under the Mormon ditch; we raise bigger on our land.
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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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