jehovah's witness

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Definition of jehovah's witness in English English dictionary: A member of the Jehovah's Witnesses; A Jehovah's Witness is a member of a religious organization which accepts some Christian ideas and believes that the world is going to end very soon. a member of a religious organization that believes the end of the world will happen soon and sends its members to people's houses to try to persuade them to join. Member of an international religious movement founded in Pittsburgh, Pa. , by Charles T. Russell in 1872. The movement was originally known as the International Bible Students Association, but its name was changed by Russell's successor, Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869-1942). The Witnesses are a millennialist group whose beliefs are based primarily on the apocalyptic sections of the Bible, notably Daniel and the Book of Revelation. They refuse to perform military service or salute the flag, actions which have brought them into direct conflict with governments around the world. They are famous for their door-to-door evangelizing and for refusing blood transfusions; they believe there is scriptural justification for all their actions and beliefs. Their goal is the establishment of God's kingdom on earth, and they hold that Jesus who is believed to be God's first creation rather than one person in a trinity is God's agent in this plan. Their national headquarters is in Brooklyn, N.Y.; their major publications, the Watchtower and Awake!, are published in about 80 languages. See also millennialism; member of the Christian denomination of the Jehovah's Witnesses; believer in imminent approach of the millennium; practitioner of active evangelism; Run or headed by a Jehovah's Witness
A Jehovah's-Witness household.; Of or pertaining to Jehovah's Witnesses; Reserved for Jehovah's Witnesses
A Jehovah's-Witness gathering.