单词 | mormonite |
释义 | Mormoniten.adj. A. n. = Mormon n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [noun] > polygamy > Mormon Mormonite1831 Mormon1833 society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Mormonism > [noun] > person Mormonite1831 Mormon1833 Mormonist1833 1831 Constellation (N.Y.) 4 June 231/4 Several of the Mormonites soon assembled. 1833 T. Hamilton Men & Manners Amer. II. vii. 310 We passed several parties of what were called Mormonites. 1862 B. Brodie Psychol. Inq. II. v. 174 Those having a too lively imagination..become Mormonites and Ranters. 1947 B. A. De Voto Across Wide Missouri 185 The ‘Mormonites’..had been driven into the unsettled lands of Clay County. 1958 W. Mulder & A. R. Mortensen Among Mormons p. vi Once the new church is founded the religious press is full of letters..about the Mormonites and their New Jerusalem. 2001 Seattle Times (Nexis) 24 Mar. c8 Historically, the nickname Mormon was a shortened form of Mormonite, which was meant as an insult to church members. B. adj. = Mormon adj. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Mormonism > [adjective] Mormon1833 Mormonite1833 Mormonish1846 1833 Evening Star (Kirtland, Ohio) Dec. 235/1 The mob took two of the Mormonite men & beat them with stones and clubs. 1859 J. S. Mill On Liberty iv. 164 The article of the Mormonite doctrine which is the chief provocative..is its sanction of polygamy. 1882 Illustr. Mission. News Mar. 28 Meetings..to denounce Mormonite polygamy. 1988 Financial Times (Nexis) 15 July 15 One encounter follows another:..with Mormonite nightclub singer Deedee, nuclear protester Jackie, rock guitarist Joy [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1831 |
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