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jehovah's witnesses

/d͡ʒəˈhoʊ.vəz ˈwɪt.nə.sɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
je-ho-vah's wit-ness-es
IPA
/d͡ʒəˈhoʊ.vəz ˈwɪt.nə.sɪz/
36
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A monotheistic and nontrinitarian Restoration Christian denomination founded by Charles Taze Russell in 1879 as a small Bible study group.

noun

plural of Jehovah's Witness

noun

plural of Jehovah's witness

name

Alternative form of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Example Sentences

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Etymology

From Jehovah, the personal name of God in the Hebrew Scriptures; the name was adopted in 1931 and inspired by the Biblical verse of Isaiah 43:10: You are my witnesses.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /d͡ʒəˈhoʊ.vəz ˈwɪt.nə.sɪz/
  • British English: /d͡ʒəˈhəʊ.vəz ˈwɪt.nə.sɪz/

Inflected Forms

Jehovah’s Witnesses (alternative)

Phrases

Jehovah's Witnessism non-Witness

Frequently Paired Words

Jehovah's Witnessism non-Witness

Synonyms

Bible Students International Bible Students Jovie's

Questions

How do you pronounce jehovah's witnesses?
The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒəˈhoʊ.vəz ˈwɪt.nə.sɪz/.
What does jehovah's witnesses mean?
A monotheistic and nontrinitarian Restoration Christian denomination founded by Charles Taze Russell in 1879 as a small Bible study group.
Where does jehovah's witnesses come from?
From Jehovah, the personal name of God in the Hebrew Scriptures; the name was adopted in 1931 and inspired by the Biblical verse of Isaiah 43:10: You are my witnesses.

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