millerite

noun

1. A nickel sulfide mineral, NiS, that occurs as hairlike tufts.
2. One who followed the calculations of William Miller or his followers that the world would end on October 22, 1844; when it did not, the Great Disappointment occurred. The subsequent denominations his movement spawned include the Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses and the (Campbellite) Restorationists.

   “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!”

   “The first American colony in Palestine was established by a Philadelphia matron, Clorinda S. Minor, who apparently was influenced by an apocalypse-preaching movement called the Millerites, according to Mordechai Naor, an Israeli historian who has written 16 books on Palestine and is writing another on the American colonies here.”

3. A resident of any community known as Miller; often specifically a resident of Miller Beach, in Gary, Indiana

   “On the other hand, Millerites succeeded in resisting annexation at this time.”

   “As a Millerite living within one block from the beach, Miller Beach is truly a hidden treasure in Northwest Indiana.”