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mor·mon I. \ˈmȯrmən, ˈmȯ(ə)m-\ noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: after The Book of Mormon (first published 1830), sacred scriptures of the Latter-day Saints : latter-day saint; especially : a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints II. adjective Usage: usually capitalized : of or relating to the Mormons III. noun (-s) Etymology: New Latin (specific epithet of the mandrill Mandrillus mormon), from Greek mormōn, mormō she-monster, bugbear — more at formidable : mandrill |