Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mormonism

/mˈɔɹmənɪzəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: mor-monism
IPA: /mˈɔɹmənɪzəm/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Religious, ideological, and cultural aspects of the various denominations of the Latter-day Saint movement.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A religion that evolved out of Christianity and was founded by prophet Joseph Smith, whose members believe that the Book of Mormon is scripture and worship God.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English Mormon Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Mormonism From Mormon + -ism.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

Mormonisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Mormondom

Questions

How do you pronounce mormonism?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɔɹmənɪzəm/.
What does mormonism mean?: Religious, ideological, and cultural aspects of the various denominations of the Latter-day Saint movement.
Where does mormonism come from?: Etymology tree English Mormon Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Mormonism From Mormon + -ism.

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