golden plates

proper noun

The plates of wrought gold said to have been discovered by Joseph Smith at the hill Cumorah in Palmyra, New York, and to have served as the source of the Book of Mormon.

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Meanings

proper nounthe golden plates

alternative Golden Plates

  1. MormonismThe plates of wrought gold said to have been discovered by Joseph Smith at the hill Cumorah in Palmyra, New York, and to have served as the source of the Book of Mormon.
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APA

golden plates. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20plates

MLA

“golden plates.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20plates. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “golden plates,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20plates.

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