Mormon (disambiguation)
# Mormon (disambiguation)

Mormons are people who are members of a religious group that is part of Mormonism and the Latter-Day Saint movement.

Mormon may also refer to:

## Religion

* Mormon (word), a follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement
* Mormonism, the religion practiced by Mormons
* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), also known as the “Mormon Church”, the largest and most prominent branch of the Latter Day Saint movement
* Latter Day Saint movement, a group of faiths, under the theology of Mormonism, tracing their origin to Joseph Smith, Jr.
* Mormon studies, the academic discipline involving scholarship about Mormons
* Mormon fundamentalism, a branch of Mormonism that practices polygamy
* Jack Mormon, slang for an unbaptized Mormon sympathizer or a Mormon member who is not fully devout

### Literature

* Book of Mormon, one of the sacred books within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and other "mormon-based" religious sects.
   * Mormon (Book of Mormon prophet), a prophet and narrator figure within the Book of Mormon; the original meaning of the term “Mormon”
   * Waters of Mormon, fountain of "pure water" where Alma the Elder preaches and baptizes in secret
   * Book of Mormon (Mormon's record), one of several "books" within the Book of Mormon
   * Words of Mormon, another “book” within the Book of Mormon

## Places

* Mormon, California, an unincorporated community in San Joaquin County, California, US

## Arts and entertainment

* The Mormons (miniseries), a 2007 PBS documentary about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

## Butterflies

* "Mormon" is part of the common name of several butterflies in the genus Papilio, in particular:
   * Andaman Mormon (Papilio mayo) found in the Adamans
   * Great Mormon (Papilio memnon), endemic to Indochina and Japan
   * Blue Mormon (Papilio polymnestor), endemic to parts of India
   * Common Mormon (Papilio polytes), endemic to India, the Himalayas, parts of China, and Indochina
   * Scarlet Mormon (Papilio rumanzovia), endemic to the Philippines and Celebes

## Other uses

* Anabrus simplex, the Mormon cricket
* Sphenophorus mormon, a species of beetle in the family Dryophthoridae
* Mopsus mormon is an Australian spider species of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders)
* inflected form of Mormo (Greek: Μορμώ, Μορμών, Mormō), a female spirit in Greek folklore
