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Brighamite

Brighamite noun: a follower of Brigham Young (1801–1877), American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the western United States.

Noun

Brighamite (plural Brighamites)

  1. (Mormonism, historical) A follower of Brigham Young (1801–1877), American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the western United States.

Adjective

Brighamite (not comparable)

  1. (Mormonism, historical) Pertaining to Brigham Young, his followers and their beliefs.

Forms of Brighamite

pluralBrighamites

Origin of Brighamite

From Brigham + -ite.

Questions about Brighamite

What does Brighamite mean?
Brighamite means a follower of Brigham Young (1801–1877), American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the western United States.
What part of speech is Brighamite?
Brighamite can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Brighamite?
The plural of Brighamite is Brighamites.

Words near Brighamite in the dictionary

  1. Briggsian logarithms
  2. Brigh
  3. Brigham
  4. Brigham City
  5. Brigham tea
  6. Brighamite
  7. Brighamites
  8. Brighams
  9. Brighe
  10. Brighella
  11. Brighenti

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