English Explanatory Dictionary

Jehovah's Witnesses

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A monotheistic and nontrinitarian Restoration Christian denomination founded by Charles Taze Russell in 1879 as a small Bible study group.
noun
  1. plural of Jehovah's Witness
noun
  1. plural of Jehovah's witness
name
  1. Alternative form of Jehovah's Witnesses.
name
  1. Alternative form of Jehovah's Witnesses.
name
  1. Alternative form of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Jehovah's Witnesses

Etymology

From Jehovah, the personal name of God in the Hebrew Scriptures; the name was adopted in 1931 and inspired by the Biblical verse of Isaiah 43:10: You are my witnesses.

Synonyms

Bible Students International Bible Students

Related words

Jehovah's Witnessism non-Witness
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