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Reorganite
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English
Etymology
From en reorganized Reorgan(ized) -ite.
Noun
en Mormonism dated often derogatory A member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (RLDS Church; since 2001 the Community of Christ).
en c. 1907 V. S. Peet Polygamy: From a Non-Mormon Viewpoint 2nd https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=P-C0TkmQjkoC&pg=RA1-PA13 13 The Reorganites are all haters; they hate Utah and the Utah Mormons; they will do most anything to injure the state of Utah.
en 2012 Paul C. Gutjahr The Book of Mormon: A Biography 9780691217659 81 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=dXgWEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA81 By 1878, the Reorganites had rejected Joseph’s doctrine on the plurality of gods.
Adjective
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en Mormonism dated often derogatory Pertaining to the RLDS Church or Community of Christ.
en 1958 w:Bruce R. McConkie w:Mormon Doctrine 1st Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 566 By 1894 according to their own claims, the Reorganite people had not been able to induce as many as a thousand original church members to join their cult.