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Nephites

Nephites is the plural of Nephite.

Meaning of Nephite

Noun

Nephite (plural Nephites)

  1. (Mormonism) A member of the group of descendants of Lehi's son Nephi who supposedly lived in the Americas from around 600 BC until 385 AD when the Lamanites wiped them out.
    • For behold, I shall speak unto the Jews and they shall write it; and I shall also speak unto the Nephites and they shall write it1830, Joseph Smith, Book of Mormon, translation of original by Mormon, 2 Nephi 29:12

Questions about Nephites

What is Nephites the plural of?
Nephites is the plural of Nephite.

Words near Nephites in the dictionary

  1. nephilid
  2. nephilids
  3. Nephilim
  4. Nephilims
  5. Nephite
  6. Nephites
  7. nephling
  8. nephlings
  9. nepho-
  10. nephogram
  11. nephograms

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