Mormonism
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- noun
- /ˈmɔrmənˌɪzəm/
- Many people are curious about Mormonism, especially its teachings on family and community.
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Watch on YouTubeShe went back to Mormonism and took one of my sisters with her.
- She went back to Mormonism and took one of my sisters with her.
- So OK, Mormonism, oh boy, that doesn't make me feel good at all.
- So the Mormonism, you know it, it still is the best story I've ever heard anyone tell.
- The only reason I know that the Mormonisms, the Mormons aren't right and Mormonism isn't, isn't correct, is because they got his name wrong.
Examples
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When we got married, l converted to Mormonism.
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Uh, Mormonism has a controversial history with the misogynist practice of men claiming multiple wives.
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In that sense, they may have more in common with Mormonism than they like to admit.
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I felt betrayed by how Mormonism came to be about its history.
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But she would not examine Mormonism, and so could never go to the Temple with me.
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Scholars in religious studies today are arguing whether Mormonism should be considered the next world religion.
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She went back to Mormonism and took one of my sisters with her.
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Although not immediately recognized, things within Mormonism shifted in 1960 into an alternative mode.
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The result was the murder of Joseph Smith and the fragmentation of Mormonism.
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Various evangelical sects continue to view Mormonism as heretical, non-Christian, or even satanic.
Academic text (2007)
Surface Forms
Morphology
Mormonism = Mormon (transparent) = Mormon + ism
The suffix '-ism' forms a belief system or doctrine from the proper name 'Mormon', so meaning is directly the doctrines/practice of Mormons.
Etymology
Mormonism comes from Mormon, the name of an important prophet in the Book of Mormon, and the ending -ism means a system of belief. So, Mormonism is the religion and teachings based on the Book of Mormon.