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Mormon, 1) Säugthier, so v.w. Mandrill a); 2) Vogel, so v.w. Larventaucher.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
Mormon
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Mormon — is a term used to describe the adherents, practitioners, followers or constituents of Mormonism. The term most often refers to a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints (LDS Church), which is commonly called the Mormon Church .… … Wikipedia
mormon — mormon, one [ mɔrmɔ̃, ɔn ] n. • 1832; de Mormon, nom d un prophète allégué par J. Smith, fondateur du mouvement ♦ Adepte d un mouvement religieux d origine américaine (« Église de Jésus Christ des saints des derniers jours »), dont la doctrine,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
mormon — MORMÓN, Ă, mormoni, e, s.m. şi f. Membru al unei secte creştine din Statele Unite ale Americii, care iniţial practica poligamia. – Din fr. mormon. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 mormón s. m., pl. mormóni Trimis de siveco,… … Dicționar Român
Mormon — ☆ Mormon [môr′mən ] n. [explained by Joseph SMITH as more mon, more good] a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints (commonly called the Mormon Church), founded in the U.S. in 1830 by Joseph Smith: among its sacred books is the… … English World dictionary
Mormon — Mor mon, a. Of or pertaining to the Mormons; as, the Mormon religion; Mormon practices. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mormon — (n.) 1830, coined by religion founder Joseph Smith (1805 1844) in Seneca County, N.Y., from Mormon, supposed prophet and author of The Book of Mormon, explained by Smith as meaning more mon, from English more + Egyptian mon good. As an adjective… … Etymology dictionary
Mormon — Mor mon, prop. n. (Eccl.) One of a Christian denomination (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints) in the United States, followers of Joseph Smith, who professed to have found an addition to the Bible, engraved on golden plates, called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mormón — mormón, na (De Mormon, nombre de un profeta inventado en 1830 por el fundador del mormonismo). 1. adj. Perteneciente o relativo al mormonismo. 2. Que profesa el mormonismo. U. t. c. s.) … Diccionario de la lengua española
Mormon — ► NOUN ▪ a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a religion founded in the US in 1830 by Joseph Smith Jr. DERIVATIVES Mormonism noun. ORIGIN the name of a prophet to whom Smith attributed The Book of Mormon, a collection of… … English terms dictionary
Mormon — Mor mon, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. mormw n monster, bugbear.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A genus of sea birds, having a large, thick bill; the puffin. (b) The mandrill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
