n. the Hebrew name of God in the Old Testament.
Phrases and idioms:
Jehovah's Witness a member of a millenarian Christian sect rejecting the supremacy of the State and religious institutions over personal conscience, faith, etc.
Etymology: med.L Iehoua(h) f. Heb. YHVH (with the vowels of adonai 'my lord' included: see YAHWEH