Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Mormon"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mormon \Mor"mon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? monster, bugbear.]
(Zo["o]l.)
(a) A genus of sea birds, having a large, thick bill; the
puffin.
(b) The mandrill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mormon \Mor"mon\, n. (Eccl.)
One of a sect in the United States, followers of Joseph
Smith, who professed to have found an addition to the Bible,
engraved on golden plates, called the Book of Mormon, first
published in 1830. The Mormons believe in polygamy, and their
hierarchy of apostles, etc., has control of civil and
religious matters.
Note: The Mormons call their religious organization The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Its head
claims to receive revelations of God's will, and to
have certain supernatural powers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mormon \Mor"mon\, a.
Of or pertaining to the Mormons; as, the Mormon religion;
Mormon practices.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Puffin \Puf"fin\ (p[u^]f"f[i^]n), n. [Akin to puff.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) An arctic sea bird {Fratercula arctica}) allied
to the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak,
whence the name; -- called also {bottle nose}, {cockandy},
{coulterneb}, {marrot}, {mormon}, {pope}, and {sea
parrot}.
Note: The name is also applied to other related species, as
the horned puffin ({F. corniculata}), the tufted puffin
({Lunda cirrhata}), and the razorbill.
{Manx puffin}, the Manx shearwater. See under {Manx}.
2. (Bot.) The puffball.
3. A sort of apple. [Obs.] --Rider's Dict. (1640).
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Mormon
adj : (religion) of or pertaining to or characteristic of the
Mormon church; "Mormon leaders"; "the former Mormon
practice of polygamy" [syn: {Mormon}]
n 1: the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph
Smith who founded the Mormon Church [syn: {Mormon}]
2: a member of the Mormon Church [syn: {Latter-day Saint}, {Mormon}]
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