- lat|ter-day
- lat|ter-day «LAT uhr DAY», adjective.belonging to recent times; modern: »
latter-day problems, latter-day poets.
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lat·ter-day — /ˈlætɚˌdeı/ adj, always used before a noun : regarded as a modern version of someone or something from the past He seems to think he s some sort of latter day Moses who will lead us out of bondage … Useful english dictionary
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
latter-day — lat′ter day adj. 1) of a later or following period: latter day pioneers[/ex] 2) of the present period or time; modern • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
Latter-day Saint — Lat′ter day Saint′ n. rel a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints • Etymology: 1825–35 … From formal English to slang
Latter-day saint — Lat ter day saint . A Mormon; the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints being the name assumed by the whole body of Mormons. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — Church of Je|sus Christ of Lat|ter day Saints, the the official name of the ↑Mormon church, established in the US by Joseph ↑Smith in 1830 … Dictionary of contemporary English
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — Church′ of Je′sus Christ′ of Lat′ter day Saints′ n. rel a denomination founded in the U.S. in 1830 by Joseph Smith … From formal English to slang
in|ter´ca|la´tion — in|ter|ca|late «ihn TUR kuh layt», transitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. 1. to put (an additional day, month, or other period of time) into the calendar. 2. to put in between; interpolate. ╂[< Latin intercalāre … Useful english dictionary
in|ter|ca|late — «ihn TUR kuh layt», transitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. 1. to put (an additional day, month, or other period of time) into the calendar. 2. to put in between; interpolate. ╂[< Latin intercalāre … Useful english dictionary
Latter-daySaint — Lat·ter day Saint (lătʹər dā ) n. See Mormon. * * * … Universalium
