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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a religious denomination founded in the United States during the late 1800s in which active evangelism is practiced, the imminent approach of the millennium is preached, and war and organized governmental authority in matters of conscience are strongly opposed.
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- noun A member of the
Jehovah's Witnesses
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun believer in imminent approach of the millennium; practitioner of active evangelism
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Roman Catholic 41. 6\%, Protestant 23. 3\%, Modekngei 8. 8\% (indigenous to Palau), Seventh-Day Adventist 5. 3\%, Jehovah's Witness 0. 9\%,
The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Roman Catholic 41. 6\%, Protestant 23. 3\%, Modekngei 8. 8\% (indigenous to Palau), Seventh-Day Adventist 5. 3\%, Jehovah's Witness 0. 9\%,
The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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2. 4\%, Jehovah's Witness 0. 9\%, other 2. 7\%, unspecified 15. 3\%, none
The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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2. 4\%, Jehovah's Witness 0. 9\%, other 2. 7\%, unspecified 15. 3\%, none
The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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