Mormon
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6.7
- proper noun
- /ˈmɔrmən/
- Literature
:
Mormón
- Book of Mormon
Examples
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A woman makes her support of marriage known outside the Mormon temple in New York City in 2008.
Academic text (2011) -
Before the trial began, virtually all Mormons were excluded from the jury.
Fiction book (1992) -
I'm a Mormon, mister.
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In theory, liquor would have been forbidden in the town since Mormons are supposed to abstain from alcohol.
Academic text (2008) -
Though not personally attracted to the religion, they portrayed the Mormons as honest and hardworking.
Academic text (1997) -
Foreign visitors tended to arrive lacking prejudices for or against Mormons and thus could be more objective.
Academic text (1997) -
European travelers commonly said that the Mormons treated the Indians more humanely than other Americans treated them.
Academic text (1997) -
Joseph's writings about the ancient prophet Mormon are significant to the faith of many believers.
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As a member of the Church, she shared stories from the life of Mormon, whose teachings are central to their beliefs.
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The teachings of Mormon influenced the principles followed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Compounds
11
3.5
A Christian church founded in 1830 by Joseph Smith and based in Salt Lake City, Utah
5
8.0
The holy book of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that tells the history of ancient American peoples
1
3.4
A family whose members belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1
7.4
A large Salt Lake City hall used for Mormon church services and choir concerts
- Neologism
1
5.2
A satirical Broadway musical created by Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Robert Lopez
A large dark insect like a cricket that cannot fly and forms moving swarms in the western United States
- Archaic
An old name for the US state of Utah because many Mormons settled there in 1847
Surface Forms
Etymology
The name Mormon is the name of an ancient prophet in the church's book who, the church says, gathered the records that became the Book of Mormon. The earlier origin of the name is not known, so a helpful way to remember is that Mormon is the prophet who made the book.