Mormon (disambiguation)

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A Mormon is one of the Mormons, a subcultural and ethnoreligious group.

Mormon may also refer to:

Religion

• Mormon (word), a follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement
• Mormonism, the religion practiced by Mormons
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the largest and most prominent branch of the Latter Day Saint Movement, informally called the Mormon Church
• Latter Day Saint movement, a group of faiths tracing their origin to Joseph Smith, Jr.
• Mormon studies, the academic discipline involving scholarship about Mormons

Places

• Mormon, California, an unincorporated community in San Joaquin County, California, US

Arts and entertainment

• The Mormons (miniseries), a 2007 PBS documentary about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• The Book of Mormon (musical), a Broadway religious satire musical.

Butterflies

• "Mormon" is part of the common name of several butterflies in the genus Papilio, in particular:
  • Andaman Mormon (Papilio mayo) found in the Adamans
  • Great Mormon (Papilio memnon), endemic to Indochina and Japan
  • Blue Mormon (Papilio polymnestor), endemic to parts of India
  • Common Mormon (Papilio polytes), endemic to India, the Himalayas, parts of China, and Indochina
  • Scarlet Mormon (Papilio rumanzovia), endemic to the Philippines and Celebes

See also

• Mormon fundamentalism, a branch of Mormonism that practices polygamy
• List of sects in the Latter Day Saint movement
• Jack Mormon, 19th century slang for an unbaptized Mormon sympathizer