Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A descendant of Dan.
- adjective Of or relating to the Hebrew tribe descended from Dan.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of an alleged secret order of Mormons, supposed to have arisen in the early history of that sect, and to have been guilty of various atrocious crimes. The Mormons themselves deny the existence of this order.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A descendant of Dan; an Israelite of the tribe of Dan.
- noun United States One of a secret association of Mormons, bound by an oath to obey the heads of the church in all things.
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- noun A member of the
Biblical tribe ofDan . - noun historical A member of a
fraternal vigilante group founded by members of theLatter Day Saints in the 1830s.
Etymologies
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Examples
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I read an autobiography of a woman who joined a conservative LDS brand (it was related to the LeBarons, who split up and the crazy ones started going all Danite on people.)
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This identification is meant to resolve a certain textual problem: Jud. 13: 2 states that Manoah was from Zorah, from a Danite family.
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If some modern-day freelance Danite was behind all this, Robin Torr wanted nothing to do with it.
Higher Authority White, Stephen, 1951- 1994
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"Joe Smith, the Danite," was the calm reply of that leader.
Beadle's Boy's Library of Sport, Story and Adventure, Vol. I, No. 1. Adventures of Buffalo Bill from Boyhood to Manhood Prentiss Ingraham
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The train men tried to dissuade Billy from this determination, for they saw the Danite was anxious to take him at his word, and to kill him; but he had made the offer and the Mormon urged it on, and the arrangements were made to fight with pistols at fifty paces, walking on each other and firing until one fell.
Beadle's Boy's Library of Sport, Story and Adventure, Vol. I, No. 1. Adventures of Buffalo Bill from Boyhood to Manhood Prentiss Ingraham
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And though, of course, in these latter years, they have become considerably mixed, yet an appeal on either of these points will mark out the Danite from the Phœnician.
The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 Joseph Wild
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The Danite leader, Joe Smith, then ordered all that could be packed on horses to be taken and the wagons set on fire, and told the train men to set out on foot for Fort Bridger, saying:
Beadle's Boy's Library of Sport, Story and Adventure, Vol. I, No. 1. Adventures of Buffalo Bill from Boyhood to Manhood Prentiss Ingraham
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At the word the Danite advanced at a rapid walk firing; but Buffalo
Beadle's Boy's Library of Sport, Story and Adventure, Vol. I, No. 1. Adventures of Buffalo Bill from Boyhood to Manhood Prentiss Ingraham
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At least a remnant of the tribe must have remained in the south, as is evidenced in the story of Samson, who was a Danite.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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Babylon in fetters, him together with the old Danite idol, Micah's image.
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 Louis Ginzberg 1913
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