book of mormon

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Definition of book of mormon in English English dictionary

A sacred text of the Latter-Day Saint movement, published in 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr

One of the sacred books of the Mormon Church, published in 1830 by Joseph Smith, and believed by Mormons to contain the sacred history of the lost tribes of Israel in the Americas and to prophesy the appearance of Jesus after the Resurrection to establish religious order. Holy scripture of the Mormons, supplemental to the Bible. First published in 1830, it is held by all branches of Mormonism to be a divinely inspired work translated by the founder of their religion, Joseph Smith. It relates the history of a tribe of Hebrews who migrated from Jerusalem to America 600 BC. They eventually split into two groups: the Lamanites, who were ancestors of the American Indians; and the Nephites, who were instructed by Jesus before being destroyed by the Lamanites. The prophet Mormon recorded their history on gold tablets, which were buried and remained hidden for centuries. Moroni, Mormon's son, appeared to Smith in angelic form and revealed their location

revealed to Joseph Smith in 1830 by an ancient prophet Mormon; supposedly a record of ancient peoples of America translated by Joseph Smith

BoM

Hyphenation

book of Mor·mon

Turkish pronunciation

bûk ıv môrmın

Pronunciation

/ˈbo͝ok əv ˈmôrmən/ /ˈbʊk əv ˈmɔːrmən/