Russellite

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing bismuth, oxygen, and tungsten. uncountable
  2. 2
    A follower of Sir Thomas Russell, 1st Baronet (1841–1920), Irish politician and agrarian agitator. historical
  3. 3
    A follower of Charles Taze Russell (1852–1916), Christian restorationist minister from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, and founder of what is now known as the Bible Student movement. historical

    "When Malone next looked round he was gone. "He is one of these Second-coming fanatics," he whispered to Enid. There are a lot of them—Christadelphians, Russellites, Bible Students and what-not."

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"When Malone next looked round he was gone. "He is one of these Second-coming fanatics," he whispered to Enid. There are a lot of them—Christadelphians, Russellites, Bible Students and what-not."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Named after British mineral collector Sir Arthur Edward Ian Montague Russell (1878–1964), who held the mineral in his collection before it was donated for analysis, + -ite.

Etymology 2

From Russell + -ite.

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