jack mormon
noun
sometimes capitalized J & usually capitalized M
1
: a non-Mormon living in a Mormon community and sympathetic to or on friendly terms with his neighbors
2
: a Mormon inactive in the church or not adhering strictly to Mormon tenets : a backsliding or nominal Mormon
always paid his tithes—only he had to have his coffee so some called him a jack Mormon—
American Guide Series: Arizona
American Guide Series: Arizonaa jack Mormon, which means that … he no longer pays tithes or holds with the tenet of total abstinence—A. J. Liebling
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“Jack mormon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jack%20mormon. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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