Anti-witness

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who is opposed or hostile to Jehovah's Witnesses or their beliefs or doctrines.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Opposed or hostile to Jehovah's Witnesses or their beliefs or doctrines.

    "The most spectacular manifestation of anti-Witness hostility was a sharp outbreak of violence. In June, 1940, several hundred incidents occurred in which force was directed against Jehovah's Witnesses […]"

Example

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"The most spectacular manifestation of anti-Witness hostility was a sharp outbreak of violence. In June, 1940, several hundred incidents occurred in which force was directed against Jehovah's Witnesses […]"

Etymology

From anti- + Witness.

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