Russellite

American

[ruhs-uh-lahyt] / ˈrʌs əˌlaɪt /

noun

Older Use: Sometimes Disparaging.

a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.

Etymology

Origin of Russellite

1875–80, after C. T. Russell; see -ite ¹

Example Sentences

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One day, as we were looking through the bookcase, we found a lot of fine looking books of Russellite teaching.

From Personal Experiences of S. O. Susag by Susag, S. O.

They are able to look along his whole track, and seeing him from behind, know him as a Peelite, a follower of Aberdeen, a Palmerstonian, a Russellite, and a Radical.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various

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