Meaning & use
Jehovah Witness
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UK/dʒɪˌhəʊvəz ˈwɪtnəs/
US/dʒɪˌhoʊvəz ˈwɪtnəs/
Meaning
nouncountablereligion
A member of a Christian religious group known for door-to-door preaching and for not celebrating most holidays.
Grammar: Countable: a Jehovah's Witness.
Patterns
- a Jehovah's Witness
A Jehovah's Witness knocked at our door on Saturday morning.
He was raised as a Jehovah's Witness.
Jehovah's Witnesses meet in buildings called Kingdom Halls.
Common combinations
- become a Jehovah's Witness
- She became a Jehovah's Witness as an adult.
- Jehovah's Witness family
- He grew up in a Jehovah's Witness family.
- Jehovah's Witness literature
- Magazines were handed out by a Jehovah's Witness.
- Jehovah's Witness beliefs
- The Jehovah's Witness beliefs include refusing blood transfusions.
Synonyms and how they differ
- Witness
- Witness alone is ambiguous in English and could mean someone who sees an event.
- Bible student
- Bible Student is an older name for related groups and is less common today.
Word family
- Jehovah proper noun
- The name used for God in this faith.
Commonly confused: Jehovah Witness or witness?
Jehovah Witness vs witness
A witness sees an event or testifies in court, unlike the capitalized religious term.
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