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Question by  kismet029 (38)

What is the definition of the word "Danite"?

 
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Answer by  AbsolutelyWoman (35)

A fraternal Mormon organization started in 1838, in the town of Far West in Caldwell County, Missouri. Later to be known as the Latter Day Saints. One of a secret association of Mormons called the tribe of Danites, or one that is a descendant of Dan. Some believe they where connected to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

 
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Answer by  Phil97 (569)

The Danites were members of a fraternity of the Mormons founded in 1838 in Missouri. They were vigilantes, who were the major instigators of the Mormon Wars of 1838.

 
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Answer by  user71 (796)

The primary definition of the word "Danite" is "a member or descendant of the Hebrew tribe of Dan. " However, there is also a second and less known definition. That definition makes reference to a member of an alleged and secret order of Mormons supposed to have been formed about 1837.

 
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Answer by  Clement (1453)

Danites were a Mormon vigilante group founded in 1838. After the Mormon wars this word became used in a broad context of Mormon militias, although the exact nature of the relation between the Danites and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is still being debated by the historians.

 
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