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Mormon

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Mormon \Mor"mon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? monster, bugbear.]
   (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) A genus of sea birds, having a large, thick bill; the
       puffin.
   (b) The mandrill.

Mormon \Mor"mon\, n. (Eccl.)
   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 Book of Mormon, first
   published in 1830. The Mormons believe in polygamy, and their
   hierarchy of apostles, etc., has control of civil and
   religious matters.

   Note: The Mormons call their religious organization The
         Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Its head
         claims to receive revelations of God's will, and to
         have certain supernatural powers.

Mormon \Mor"mon\, a.
   Of or pertaining to the Mormons; as, the Mormon religion;
   Mormon practices.

Mormon \Mor"mon\, n. (Eccl.)
   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 : WordNet®

Mormon
     adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Mormon church;
           "Mormon leaders"; "the former Mormon practice of
           polygamy"

Mormon
     n 1: the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph
          Smith who founded the Mormon Church
     2: a member of the Mormon Church [syn: {Latter-day Saint}]
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