词汇 | mormon |
词源 | Mormon. The name of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which is centered in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mormon derives from the name of the fourth-century prophet said to be the author of writings found by Joseph Smith and published in 1830 as the Book of Mormon. “Mormon Church” is a common but unofficial name for the Church of Je- sus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
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