Mormon

[mawr-muhn]

noun

1. the popular name given to a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

2. Book of Mormon

Mormon

/ ˈmɔːmən /

noun

1. a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, founded in 1830 at La Fayette, New York, by Joseph Smith

2. a prophet whose supposed revelations were recorded by Joseph Smith in the Book of Mormon

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• Mormonism noun
• non-Mormon noun

Example Sentences

Yet despite the growth in Spanish-speaking wards and a more diverse Mormon community, many interviewed for this story still feel they face challenges of racism and belonging.

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McIntosh, who is Mormon, assured Suzuki early on that dating outside her race was not an issue with her or her family.

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Investigators are searching for a motive after a gunman opened fire at a Mormon church in Michigan and set the building on fire, killing four people.

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A quiet Sunday service in a Michigan Mormon church erupted into horror when a man drove his truck through the front doors, opened fire on worshippers, and set the building on fire, authorities said.

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Several people were injured after a shooting and a fire at a Mormon church in Michigan, local police say.

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