Nephite
//ˈniːfaɪt// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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. Mormonism
"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 it"
Example
More examples"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 it"
Etymology
From Nephi + -ite.
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