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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OTHER WORDS FROM Mormon

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

Definition for mormons (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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Despite threatened—and real—excommunications, reform Mormons are openly questioning church doctrine.
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British Dictionary definitions for mormons (1 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

British Dictionary definitions for mormons (2 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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for mormons

Mormons

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; a religion that originated in the United States in the nineteenth century, with teachings based on the Bible (see also Bible) and the Book of Mormon. In Mormon belief, the Book of Mormon was revealed to the founder of the church, Joseph Smith, in the early nineteenth century. When the beliefs of the Mormons brought them into conflict with some of their neighbors, they moved to western territories under the leadership of Brigham Young.

notes for Mormons

The land the Mormons eventually settled in the West became the state of Utah, where Mormons still form a majority.

notes for Mormons

The Mormons were once controversial because they engaged in polygamy, but the church no longer sanctions the practice.