Mormon

[ mawr-muhn ]

noun

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

Mormon

/ 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

adjective

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

Derived Forms

• ˈMormonism, noun

Other Words From

• Mormon·ism noun
• non-Mormon noun adjective

Example Sentences

For Randy, a 50-year-old ex-Mormon gay man, this cure was a particularly bitter pill to swallow.

From The Daily Beast

Marriott, with its deep history in the Mormon faith, portrays itself as a deeply ethical institution.

From The Daily Beast

Utah, USA Brigham Young was definitely onto something when he sought to build his Mormon “Zion” in the rugged hinterland of Utah.

From The Daily Beast

Jessen was named a Mormon bishop, but the appointment was met with vocal protests.

From The Daily Beast

Official Mormon histories about Joseph Smith may have been misleading.

From The Daily Beast

After the Mormon fiasco and the evaporation of the Fieldingites, another denomination took it.

From Project Gutenberg

The miracles are believed in by many, but Spiritualism lags far behind the Mormon theology, and probably always will do.

From Project Gutenberg

Can the Christian adopt the belief that Mahometan and Mormon are both orthodox because they have faith?

From Project Gutenberg

Mormon had written on tablets an epitome of the annals of his ancestors, which epitome he entitled the Book of Mormon.

From Project Gutenberg

The Mormon guide for this end of the route, is good for nothing.

From Project Gutenberg