\Mor"mon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? monster, bugbear.]
(Zo["o]l.)
(a) A genus of sea birds, having a large, thick bill; the
    puffin.
(b) The mandrill.

\Mor"mon\, n. (Eccl.)
One of a sect in the United States, followers of Joseph
Smith, who professed to have found an addition to the Bible,
engraved on golden plates, called the Book of Mormon, first
published in 1830. The Mormons believe in polygamy, and their
hierarchy of apostles, etc., has control of civil and
religious matters.
Note: The Mormons call their religious organization The
      Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Its head
      claims to receive revelations of God's will, and to
      have certain supernatural powers.

\Mor"mon\, a.
Of or pertaining to the Mormons; as, the Mormon religion;
Mormon practices.

\Mor"mon\, n. (Eccl.)
A member of a sect, called the Reorganized Church of Jesus of
Latterday Saints, which has always rejected polygamy. It was
organized in 1852, and is represented in about forty States
and Territories of the United States.