I. -ˌrīt noun
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Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: William Miller died 1849 + English -ite
: a believer in the doctrine of the American preacher William Miller who taught that the end of the world and the second coming of Christ were at hand and who specifically predicted that this would occur in 1843
II. noun
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Etymology: German millerit, from William Hallowes Miller died 1880 English mineralogist + German -it -ite
: sulfide of nickel NiS generally occurring in capillary crystals