Millerite

  1. Noun.  (Christianity) One who followed the calculations of William Miller or his followers than the world would end October 22, 1844; when it didn't, the w:Great Disappointment occurred. The subsequent denominations his movement spawned include the Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses and the (w:Campbellite) Restorationists.
  2. Noun.  A resident of any community known as Miller; often specifically a resident of Miller Beach, in Gary, Indiana.
  3. Noun.  (geology) A nickel sulfide mineral, NiS, that occurs as hairlike tufts.

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