Rameumptom

According to the Book of Mormon, a Rameumptom is a high tower or stand from which the apostate Zoramites gave a pre-determined, vain prayer. The practice of preaching from a Rameumptom was viewed by several Book of Mormon characters (including Alma the Younger and his companions) as sinful.[1].

Based on this passage in the Book of Mormon, the term "Rameumptom" has come to have a metaphoric meaning in Mormon culture, signifying self aggrandizement or hubris.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Alma 31:21
  2. ^ "What's a Rameumpton, Daddy?". Dialogue 22 (4) Winter 1989: 8-9. http://content.lib.utah.edu/u?/dialogue,23236. Retrieved 2007-11-01. 
  3. ^ See also address of Dieter F. Uchtdorf during General Conference October 2, 2010