danite

Dan"ite, n. 1. A descendant of Dan; an Israelite of the tribe of Dan. Judges xiii. 2. 2. Etym: [So called in remembrance of the prophecy in Gen. xlix. 17, "Dan shall be a serpent by the way," etc.] Defn: One of a secret association of Mormons, bound by an oath to obey the heads of the church in all things. [U. S.]

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