Mormon

American  

[mawr-muhn] / ˈmɔr mən /

noun

1. the popular name given to a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

2. Book of Mormon

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Mormon British  

/ ˈmɔːmən /

noun

1. a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, founded in 1830 at La Fayette, New York, by Joseph Smith

2. a prophet whose supposed revelations were recorded by Joseph Smith in the Book of Mormon

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Mormons, their Church, or their beliefs

Other Word Forms

• Mormonism
  noun
• non-Mormon
  noun

Example Sentences

“I think my editors thought there was something inherently funny about taking a suburban Mormon dad and dropping him into this world,” Coppins told Thompson on the Plain English podcast.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

But again, the whole purpose of free speech is so that powerful institutions like the Mormon church can be held accountable to the public.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

Though the businessman and Mormon missionary never mined for gold himself, he became California’s first millionaire by monopolizing the sale of supplies to those who did.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Caro Claire Burke’s debut novel is a biting influencer satire that feels even more timely with “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’” Taylor Frankie Paul’s public fall.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Brother Worbs sits off by himself in a small circle of light, reading his worn Book of Mormon.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti