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Definition of Danite

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

Meaning of Danite from wikipedia

- The Danites were a fraternal organization founded by Latter Day Saint members in June 1838, in the town of Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri. During...
- ha-Dani (Hebrew: אֶלְדָּד בֶּן מַחְלִי הַדָּנִי, lit. 'Eldad son of Mahli the Danite') (fl. c. 851 – c. 900) was a ninth-century Jewish merchant, traveller,...
- descended from these Danites. Some Beta Israel ****ert that their Danite origins go back to the time of Moses, when some Danites parted from other Jews...
- first militias was the Danite. The first military unit was the Nauvoo Legion, the city militia for Nauvoo, Illinois. The Danites were a fraternal organization...
- also reported the existence of the Danite group among the Mormons and repeated a po****r rumor that a group of Danites was planning to attack and burn Richmond...
- confession, and startling disclosures of the notorious Bill Hickman, the Danite chief of Utah, Geo A. Cro****t, New York - 1872 Hilton, Lynn M.; Hilton,...
- were led by ad hoc leaders known as Judges. The most celebrated Danite was Samson, a Danite judge from the period of settlement in the lands allotted by...
- 21:25; cf. Ruth 1:1) as in the following chart: Chapters 17–18 record a Danite founding narrative that gives insight into Israelite early religious lives...
- They come aground on the coast of Judea, and walk to the village of the Danites, who are tyrannized by the Philistines. The travelers get horses from a...
- "provoked the animosity of the Mormon faithful" and that "all I said about the Danite Band and the murders is historical so I cannot withdraw that though it is...