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mormon

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1. mormon - Noun

2. mormon - Adjective

3. Mormon - Proper noun

Meaning

A genus of sea birds, having a large, thick bill; the puffin.

The mandrill.

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.

Of or pertaining to the Mormons; as, the Mormon religion; Mormon practices.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book. Joseph Smith

Take away the Book of Mormon and the revelations, and where is our religion? We have none. Joseph Smith

A Mormon told me that they don't drink coffee. I said, "A cup of coffee every day gives you wonderful benefits." He said, "Like what?" I said, "Well, it keeps you from being Mormon ..." Emo Philips

My mom is this liberal, feminist, Mormon powerhouse. I just love her to death. Eliza Dushku

Being Mormon is a big part of who I am, and I try very hard to live the right way, but I don't know that I'm an example. I hate to say, 'Yes, look at me. I'm a good example of being Mormon.' I want to be the best person I can be, so in that aspect, maybe I'm a good example. Stephenie Meyer

They're outside the Nicene Creed and they're not actually Christians, although they think they are-like the Mormons. But while the Book of Mormon is just a nineteenth-century fabrication there's stuff in here that's, uh, disturbing. Very disturbing, Bob. Charles Stross

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