a millenarian, actively proselytizing Christian sect founded by Charles T. Russell (1852-1916)
Origin of Jehovah's Witnesses
name adopted after Isaiah 43:10, “Ye are my witnesses”Jehovah's Witnesses
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Noun
- A monotheistic and nontrinitarian Restoration Christian denomination founded by Charles Taze Russell in 1879 as a small Bible study group. Originally known as International Bible Students or Bible Students.
- plural form of Jehovah's Witness
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