Mormonism
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Mor·mon
(môr′mən) Mormon Churchn.
1. An ancient prophet believed to have compiled a sacred history of the Americas, which was translated and published by Joseph Smith as the Book of Mormon in 1830.
2. A member of the Mormon Church. Also called Latter-day Saint.
adj.
Of or relating to the Mormons, their religion, or the Mormon Church.
Mor′mon·ism n.
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Mormonism
1. the doctrines and polity of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, founded in the U.S. in 1830 by Joseph Smith, especially its adoption of the Book of Mormon as an adjunct to the Bible.
2. adherence to these doctrines or membership in the Mormon Church. Also Mormondom. — Mormon, n., adj.
See also: Protestantism2. adherence to these doctrines or membership in the Mormon Church. Also Mormondom. — Mormon, n., adj.
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Noun | 1. | Mormonism - the doctrines and practices of the Mormon Church based on the Book of Mormon Protestantism - the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation |
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