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Eponym, w:William Miller
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- Christianity One who followed the calculations of William Miller or his followers than the world would end October 22, 1844; when it didn't, the w:Great Disappointment occured. The subsequent denominations his movement spawned include the Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses and the (w:Campbellite) w:Restorationism,|Restorationists.
#:1924 The voices of the Millerites were heard singing and shouting and exhorting each other to stand firm, and to see to it that their lamps were trimmed and burning, ready for the awful moment whenever it might come. Still - nothing happened! � Clara Endicott Sears, Days of Delusion - A Strange Bit of History, Chapter 8.
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