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Definition of Danites

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 Danites from wikipedia

- enemy comes, the Danites will be after them, meaning the brethren in self-defense.": 165  One of those who heard Joseph speak of the Danites was Sampson Avard...
- 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...
- reported the existence of the Danite group among the latter-day saints and repeated a po****r rumor that a group of Danites was planning to attack and burn...
- Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. Hickman was reputedly a member of the Danites. In April 1854, Hickman was asked by Young to go to Green River and establish...
- reporting on the Daviess County expedition, the existence of the Danites, and rumors that the Danites were planning to attack Richmond and Liberty. Though no such...
- along with 56 children. Lee was a member of the Danites, a fraternal vigilante organization. The Danites were first organized in Caldwell County, Missouri...
- of these rumors[which?] were centered around a group called the Danites. The Danites were a fraternal organization which was founded by a group of Latter-day...
- When Micah confronted the Danites to protest the taking away of his idols along with the Levite and his family, the Danites responded self-righteously...
- Saints. During the Missouri Mormon War of 1838, Stout was a member of the Danites, a Latter Day Saint vigilante group. He took a central role in the events...
- of Avard's activities, although he recognized the Danites and encouraged them to be lawful. Danite militaristic activities intensified the 1838 Mormon...