Noun
Nephite (plural Nephites)
(Mormonism) A member of the group of descendants of Lehi's son Nephi who supposedly lived in the Americas from around 600 BC until 385 AD when the Lamanites wiped them out.
All Nephite peoples gather to Zarahemla and the church is organized Although this is not an exhaustive explanation, this is more or less the state found by the small expedition sent by King Mosiah. Source: Internet
Their apostasy from the Church was conjoined with plans to rebel against the Nephite government. Source: Internet
Mosiah arranges for the people of Zarahemla to be taught the Nephite language, and Zarahemla is able to recount to him their oral history. Source: Internet
Chapters 43 to 62 record the struggles of the Nephite people during a war against the attacking Lamanite nation between the years of 74 and 57 BC. Source: Internet
Contrary to the dominant lay ministry that existed in the Nephite culture, Nehor established a church in which priests were given a separate social status and were paid for their ministry. Source: Internet
The book contains only one chapter although it covers more than two centuries of Nephite history (from ca 323 BC to 130 BC, according to footnotes). Source: Internet