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{{also|mormon|mormón|mórmon|Mórmon}}
==English==
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===Etymology===
From the title of the chief work of Joseph Smith the [[Book of Mormon]]. Followers of his religious movement were called this since the 1830s.<ref>An early use is in the title of the 1839 ''Facts Relative to the Expulsion of the Mormons, Or Latter Day Saints, from the State of Missouri''.</ref> The title of the book comes from the name from the prophet who they believe compiled it, called [[Moroni]], and/or the {{w|Waters of Mormon}} mentioned in it.<ref>Within the Book of Mormon, the waters are said by the book to have been named by "the king" (taken in context to be {{w|King Noah}}).</ref>

Some have suggested that name of Moroni was a play by the 14-year-old Joseph Smith on the word [[moron]], but that term was not used before 1910. Other implausible etymologies have been proposed, usually in attempts to discredit or defend the Mormon faith.<ref>See ''Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture'', volume 13 (2015, {{ISBN|1508514119}}. The most prominent pro-Mormon etymology is the one, suggested in an 1834 ''Times and Seasons'' letter, that the term derives from {{cog|en|more}} + a supposed {{cog|egy||*mon|t=good}}, which, however, modern scholarship considers figurative at best — see Paul Y. Hoskisson, ''What's in a Name? Mormon'' part 1 (''Insights'' 32/2, 2012) and part 2 (''Insights'' 32/3, 2012). Matthew Bowen suggested that the name derives from {{cog|egy|mrj|mr(j)|t=to love, desire}}. On the anti-Mormon side, Eber D. Howe suggested in 1834 that "The English word ''Mormon'' [...] is the English termination of the Greek word, "''Mormoo''," which we find defined in an old obsolete Dictionary "''bug-bear'', ''hob-goblin'', ''raw head'', ''and bloody bones''"; Hoskisson writes that "almost any knowledgeable reader, even in 1834, would have recognized that this definition is not only fabricated but downright silly." An anonymous editorialist wrote in 1841 that "[In] the reformed Egyptian tongue, [...] ''Mormon'' [is] a writer of wicked, absurd, fictitious nonsense, for evil purposes, to make sorcerors", which the ''Interpreter'' calls "laughable".</ref>

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈmɔːmən/|a=RP}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈmɔɹmən/|a=GenAm}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɔː(ɹ)mən|s=2}}
* {{audio|en|En-us-Mormon.ogg|a=US}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Mormon.wav|a=US}}

===Proper noun===
{{en-proper noun}}

# In Mormonism, an ancient American [[prophet]] who compiled the [[Book of Mormon]].

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|Mormonism}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|ancient prophet}}
* Afrikaans: {{t|af|Mormon}}
* Albanian: {{t|sq|Mormon}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|ሞርሞን}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|مورمون|tr=Mūrmūn}}
* Armenian: {{t|hy|Մորմոն}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|মরমন}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|Мормон}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|摩門|tr=mo1 mun4}} {{q|former translation}}, {{t|yue|摩爾門|tr=mo1 ji5 mun4}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|摩門|tr=Mómén}} {{q|former translation}}, {{t|cmn|摩爾門|tr=Mó'ěrmén}}
* Danish: {{t|da|Mormon}}
* Dutch: {{t|nl|Mormon|m}}, {{t|nl|Mormoon|m}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|Mormon}}
* French: {{t|fr|Mormon}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|მორმონ}}
* German: {{t|de|Mormon}}
* Hausa: {{t|ha|Mormon}}
* Hawaiian: {{t|haw|Moramona}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|מורמון|tr=Mormon}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|मॉरमन|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t|hu|Mormon}}
* Igbo: {{t|ig|Mormon}}
* Italian: {{t|it|Mormon}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|モルモン|tr=Morumon}}
* Kannada: {{t|kn|ಮಾರ್ಮನ್}}
* Khmer: {{t|km|មរមន}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|^몰몬}}, {{t|ko|^모르몬}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t|ky|Мормон}}
* Lao: {{t|lo|ມໍມອນ}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|Mormons}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|Mormonas}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|Мормон}}
* Malayalam: {{t|ml|മോർമൊൺ}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|मॉर्मन}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|Мормон}}
* Nepali: {{t|ne|मर्मन}}
* Norwegian: {{t|no|Mormon}}
* Persian: {{t|fa|مورمون|tr=mormon}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|Mórmon|m}}
* Punjabi: {{t|pa|ਮਾਰਮਨ}}
* Romanian: {{t|ro|Mormon}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|Мормо́н|m}}
* Samoan: {{t|sm|Mamona}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|Мормон}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|Mormon}}
* Sinhalese: {{t|si|මෝමන්}}
* Somali: {{t|so|Mormon}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|mormón}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|Mormon}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|Mormon}}
* Tamil: {{t|ta|மோர்மோன்}}
* Telugu: {{t|te|మార్మన్}}
* Thai: {{t|th|มอร์มอน|tr=Mormon}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|Mormon}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|مورمن|m|tr=morman}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|Mormon}}, {{t|vi|Mặc Môn}}
* Yoruba: {{t|yo|Mọmọnì}}
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===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|originally|derogatory|sometimes|proscribed}} A believer in the Mormon religion, which views Joseph Smith as a prophet of God and holds the [[Bible]] and the Book of Mormon as its primary scriptures.
#: {{syn|en|Latter-day Saint|LDS}}
#* {{RQ:Grey Riders|1|passage=That year, 1871, had marked a change which had been gradually coming in the lives of the peace-loving '''Mormons''' of the border.}}

====Coordinate terms====
* {{list:religionists/en}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|exmo}}
* {{l|en|Jack Mormon}}
* {{l|en|Molly Mormon}} ({{w|Molly Mormon}})

====Descendants====
* {{desc|bor=1|hop|moomona}}
* {{desc|bor=1|fj|momani}}
* {{desc|bor=1|sm|Mamona}}
* {{desc|bor=1|haw|Moramona}}
* {{desc|bor=1|pt|mórmon}}
* {{desc|bor=1|es|mormón}}
* {{desc|bor=1|ja|モルモン}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints}}
* Afrikaans: {{t|af|Mormoon}}
* Albanian: {{t|sq|mormon|m}}, {{t|sq|mormone|f}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|ሞርሞን|m}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|مورموني|m|tr=mōrmōniyy}}, {{t|ar|مورمونية|f|tr=mōrmōniyya}}, {{t|ar|مورمونيون|m-p|tr=mūrmūnīyyūn}}, {{t|ar|مورمونيات|f-p|tr=mūrmūnīyyāt}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|մորմոն}}
* Aromanian: {{t|rup|murmon|}}, {{t|rup|mormon|}} {{q|male}}, {{t|rup|murmonã}}, {{t|rup|mormonã}}, {{t|rup|murmoanã}}, {{t|rup|mormoanã}} {{q|female}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|মরমন}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|мормон|m}}, {{t|bg|мормонка|f}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|mormó|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|摩門教徒|tr=mo1 mun4 gaau3 tou4}} {{q|former translation}}, {{t|yue|摩爾門教徒|tr=mo1 ji5 mun4 gaau3 tou4}}
*: Hokkien: {{t|nan-hbl|摩門教徒|tr=Mô-bûn kàu-tô͘}} {{q|former translation}}, {{t|nan-hbl|摩爾門教徒}}, {{t|nan-hbl|摩门教徒|tr=Mô-ní-bûn kàu-tô͘}}
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|摩門教徒|tr=Mómén jiàotú}} {{q|former translation}}, {{t|cmn|摩爾門教徒|tr=Mó'ěrmén jiàotú}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|mormon|m}}
* Danish: {{t|da|mormon|c}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|mormoon|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|mormono}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|mormoni}}
* French: {{t|fr|Mormon|m}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|მორმონი}}
* German: {{t+|de|Mormone|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|μορμόνος|m}}, {{t|el|μορμόνα|f}}
* Hausa: {{t|ha|Mormon}}
* Hawaiian: {{t|haw|Moramona}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|מורמוני|m|tr=Mormoni}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|मॉरमन|m}}
* Igbo: {{t|ig|Mormon}}
* Interlingua: {{t|ia|Mormon}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|モルモン|tr=morumon}}
* Kannada: {{t|kn|ಮಾರ್ಮನ್}}
* Khmer: {{t|km|មរមន}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|^모르몬}}, {{t|ko|^몰몬}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t|ky|Мормон}}
* Lao: {{t|lo|ມໍມອນ}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|mormoņu}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|mormonų}}
* Malayalam: {{t|ml|മോർമൊൺ}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|मॉर्मन}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|Мормон}}
* Nepali: {{t|ne|मर्मन}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|mormon|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|mormon|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|mórmon|m|f}}
* Punjabi: {{t|pa|ਮਾਰਮਨ}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|мормо́н|m}}, {{t+|ru|мормо́нка|f}}
* Samoan: {{t|sm|Mamona}}
* Sinhalese: {{t|si|මෝමන්}}
* Somali: {{t|so|Mormon}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|mormón}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|mormon|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|Mormon}}
* Tamil: {{t|ta|மோர்மோன்}}
* Telugu: {{t|te|మార్మన్}}
* Thai: {{t|th|มอร์มอน|tr=Mormon}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|Mormon}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|مورمن|m|tr=morman}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|Mormon}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|Mormon|s}}, {{t|cy|Mormoniaid|p}}
* Yoruba: {{t|yo|Mọmọnì}}
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===Adjective===
{{en-adj|-}}

# {{lb|en|sometimes|_|proscribed}} Of, or pertaining to, the [[faith]] established by Joseph Smith, Jr.

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|Mormon cricket}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|pertaining to the faith established by Joseph Smith, Jr}}
* Afrikaans: {{t|af|Mormoons}}
* Albanian: {{t|sq|mormon|m}}, {{t|sq|mormone|f}}
* Amharic: {{t|am|ሞርሞን}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|مورموني|m|tr=mūrmūnī}}, {{t|ar|مورمونية|f|tr=mūrmūnīyya}}
* Aromanian: {{t|rup|mormonescu|}}, {{t|rup|murmonescu}}, {{t|rup|murmunescu}} {{q|male}}, {{t|rup|mormoneascã}}, {{t|rup|murmoneascã}}, {{t|rup|murmuneascã}} {{q|female}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|মরমন}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|мормо́нски}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|mormó}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|摩門|tr=mo1 mun4}} {{q|former translation}}, {{t|yue|摩爾門|tr=mo1 ji5 mun4}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|摩門|tr=Mómén}} {{q|former translation}}, {{t|cmn|摩爾門|tr=Mó'ěrmén}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|mormonský}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|mormoons}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|mormonilainen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|mormon}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|მორმონი}}
* German: {{t|de|mormonisch}}
* Greek: {{t|el|μορμονικός|m}}
* Hausa: {{t|ha|Mormon}}
* Hawaiian: {{t|haw|moramona}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|מורמוני|tr=mormoni}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|मॉरमन|m}}
* Igbo: {{t|ig|Mormon}}
* Khmer: {{t|km|មរមន}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t|ky|мормон}}
* Lao: {{t|lo|ມໍມອນ}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|mormoņu}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|mormonų}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|मॉर्मन}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|Мормон}}
* Navajo: {{t|nv|Gáamalii|sc=Latn}}
* Nepali: {{t|ne|मर्मन}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|mórmon}}
* Punjabi: {{t|pa|ਮਾਰਮਨ}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|mormon|m}}, {{t+|ro|mormonă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|мормо́нский}}
* Samoan: {{t|sm|Mamona}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|мо̀рмо̄нски}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|mòrmōnski}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|mormón}}
* Thai: {{t|th|มอร์มอน|tr=Mormon}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|Mormon}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|مورمن|m|tr=morman}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|Mormon}}
* Yoruba: {{t|yo|Mọmọnì}}
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===References===
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