English
Noun
Jehovist
#One who maintains that the vowel points of the word Jehovah, in Hebrew, are the proper vowels of that word; -- opposed to adonist.
#The writer of the passages of the Old Testament, especially those of the Pentateuch, in which the Supreme Being is styled Jehovah. See Elohist.
#:Quotations
#:*The characteristic manner of the Jehovist differs from that of his predecessor [the Elohist]. He is fuller and freer in his descriptions; more reflective in his assignment of motives and causes; more artificial in mode of narration - S. Davidson
#(By extension): Anyone who uses the word "Jehovah" as the name of his God in worship
#(Pejorative): A member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.
References
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