Mormonicadj.
/mɔːˈmɒnɪk/, U.S. /mɔrˈmɑnɪk/ Relating to or characteristic of Mormons or their beliefs, esp. with regard to plural marriage.
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Mormonic1844
1844 Southport (Wisconsin Territory) Amer. 31 Aug. The Mormon Temple..its singularity. It is like nothing else; and, unless we may be allowed to designate it as the Mormonic order, it certainly has no name at all.
1862 R. F. Burton City of Saints (ed. 2) iv. 223 In the Mormonic mystery, it is highly probably that..the veriest fancies have taken the deepest root.
1904 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 812/1 Other domesticated male animals are so mormonic in their ideas that they recognise no distinction of any kind between their own kittens, puppies, calves, &c., and their neighbours' children.
1993 Sunday Times (Nexis) 10 Oct. In a country not known for its liberal pro-polygamy laws, Mr Norris's Mormonic collection of mistresses and soi-disant fiancees have been popping out of the tabloid hat like rabbits.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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