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

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Russellite

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

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 S. O. Susag

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