Mormon
[ mawr-muh n ]
/ ˈmɔr mən /
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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 FormsMormonism, 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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Word Origin and History for mormon
Mormon
1830, coined by religion founder Joseph Smith (1805-1844) in Seneca County, N.Y., from Mormon, supposed prophet and author of "The Book of Mormon," explained by Smith as meaning more mon, from English more + Egyptian mon "good." As an adjective by 1842. Related: Mormonism.
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