Jehovah's Witnesses
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- | [[Jehovah]] + [['s]] + [[witness]] + [[-es]]; name adopted in 1931 and inspired by the Bible verse of Isaiah 43:10 "You are my witnesses." | + | '''Jehovah's Witnesses''' is a [[Millenarianism|millenarian]] [[Restorationism|restorationist]] [[Christian denomination]] with [[Nontrinitarianism|nontrinitarian]] beliefs distinct from mainstream [[Christianity]]. |
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- | '''[[Jehovah]][['s]] [[Witness]]es''' | + | |
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- | # A [[monotheistic]] and [[nontrinitarian]] Restoration Christian denomination founded by Charles Taze Russell in 1879 as a small Bible study group. Originally known as International Bible Students or Bible Students. | + | |
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Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity.
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