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Danite Obs. exc. Hist.|ˈdænaɪt|
[f. Dan, the name of one of the sons of Jacob and of the tribe of Israel founded by him + -ite1. Cf. Genesis xlix. 16 and 17.]
1. A member of the Hebrew tribe of Dan.
1535Coverdale Judg. xiii. 2 There was a man at Zarga, of one of the kynreds of the Danites, named Manoah. 1667[see Herculean a. 2]. 1847J. Kitto Cycl. Bibl. Lib. I. 514/1 The inability of the Danites to expel the Philistines and Amorites. 1968Encycl. Brit. XIII. 119/1 The Levite, however, was persuaded by the Danites migrating northward to accompany them and he became the first priest of the famous sanctuary at Dan.
2. A member of an alleged secret order of Mormons supposed to have arisen in the early days of that sect to act as spies and suppressors of disaffection.
1838Test (Rushville, Ill.) 12 Dec. 3/4 There, Patton, one of the bloodiest of the Danites, directed two of his bands. 1857Congress. Globe 24 Feb. App. 289/3 They suppose that there is a secret society existing there, called Danites, Shanpips, or Destroying Angels. 1882C. Waite Adv. Far West 252 The Danites are expected to act as spies upon the federal officers and other gentiles; to watch the feelings and spirits of the saints, and to report the first indications of disaffection. 1905Daily Chron. 22 June 3/1 The duties of the Danites, or ‘avenging angels’. 1948Jrnl. Amer. Folk-Lore Jan.—Mar. 20 See those dreadful Danites how they lynch many lives. |