English dictionary
Mormon
/'m/O/rm/@/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Mormon Church
ExamplesMormon leaders.
The former Mormon practice of polygamy.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Of or pertaining to the Mormons; as, the <i>Mormon</i> religion; <i>Mormon</i> practices.
Source: webster1913
noun
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the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Synonyms latter-day saintSource: WordNet 3.0
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A genus of sea birds, having a large, thick bill; the puffin.
Source: webster1913
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One of a sect in the United States, followers of Joseph Smith, who professed to have found an addition to the Bible, engraved on golden plates, called the <i>Book of Mormon</i>, first published in 1830. The Mormons believe in polygamy, and their hierarchy of apostles, etc., has control of civil and religious matters.
Source: webster1913
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A member of a sect, called the Reorganized Church of Jesus of Latterday Saints, which has always rejected polygamy. It was organized in 1852, and is represented in about forty States and Territories of the United States.
Source: webster1913