English Explanatory Dictionary

Jehovist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The writer of the passages of the Old Testament, especially those of the Pentateuch, in which the Supreme Being is styled Jehovah. See Elohist.
noun
  1. One who maintains that the vowel points of the word Jehovah, in Hebrew, are the proper vowels of that word; opposed to adonist.
  2. A member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.
  3. Anyone who uses the word "Jehovah" as the name of God in worship.

Pronunciation

/d͡ʒəˈhəʊvɪst/ /d͡ʒəˈhoʊvɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jehovist.wav

Word forms

Jehovist Yahwist Yahwehist Jehovists

Etymology

From Jehovah + -ist.

Antonyms

adonist
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