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Lamanites

Lamanites is the plural of Lamanite.

Meaning of Lamanite

Noun

Lamanite (plural Lamanites)

  1. (Mormonism) A member of the group of descendants of Laman who live in the Americas and include the modern-day American Indians.
    • And I, Nephi, did take the sword of Laban, and after the manner of it did make many swords, lest by any means the people who were now called Lamanites should come upon us and destroy us; for I knew their hatred towards me and my children and those who were called my people.1830, Joseph Smith, Book of Mormon, translation of original by Mormon, 2 Nephi 5:14

Questions about Lamanites

What is Lamanites the plural of?
Lamanites is the plural of Lamanite.

Words near Lamanites in the dictionary

  1. Laman
  2. Lamanda Park
  3. Lamang
  4. lamanism
  5. Lamanite
  6. Lamanites
  7. Lamanitish
  8. Lamanna
  9. Lamannas
  10. Lamans
  11. Lamantia

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