millerite
(noun) a yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulfide; a minor source of nickel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Millerite (plural Millerites)
(Christianity) One who followed the calculations of William Miller or his followers that the world would end on October 22, 1844; when it did not, the Great Disappointment occurred. The subsequent denominations his movement spawned include the Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses and the (Campbellite) Restorationists.
A resident of any community known as Miller; often specifically a resident of Miller Beach, in Gary, Indiana
millerite (plural millerites)
(geology) A nickel sulfide mineral, NiS, that occurs as hairlike tufts
Source: Wiktionary
Mil"ler*ite, n.
Definition: A believer in the doctrine of William Miller (d. 1849), who taught that the end of the world and the second coming of Christ were at hand.
Mil"ler*ite, n. Etym: [From W. H. Miller, of Cambridge, Eng.] (Min.)
Definition: A sulphide of nickel, commonly occurring in delicate capillary crystals, also in incrustations of a bronze yellow; -- sometimes called hair pyrites.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 December 2024
(verb) move as if accompanied by a singsong; “The porters singsonged the travellers’ luggage up the mountain”
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