释义 |
la·man·ite \ˈlāməˌnīt\ noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Laman, eponymous ancestor of the Lamanites in the Book of Mormon (Jacob 3:5) + English -ite) Mormonism : a member of a people descended from Laman, a son of the Jewish prophet Lehi, and identified as the ancestors of the American Indians — compare nephite |