millerite

[ mil-uh-rahyt ]

/ ˈmɪl əˌraɪt /

a mineral, nickel sulfide, NiS, occurring in slender, bronze-colored crystals: a minor ore of nickel.

Origin of millerite

1850–55; Miller (see Miller index) + -ite¹

Millerite

[ mil-uh-rahyt ]

/ ˈmɪl əˌraɪt /

a follower of William Miller, a U.S. preacher who taught that the Second Advent of Christ and the beginning of the millennium were to occur in 1843.

1835–45, Americanism; W. Miller + -ite¹

But so long as it's nobody but Goshorn, I'm goin' to stay and litigate the question till the Millerite millennium comes.

The End Of The World |Edward Eggleston
"Figgers won't lie," said Elder Hankins, the Millerite preacher.

The End Of The World |Edward Eggleston
They imitated the Millerite meetings in their drunken sprees, and learned Mr. Hankins's arguments by heart.

The End Of The World |Edward Eggleston
Used to be a Millerite preacher, before your day, but he broke down at that.

Stories by American Authors, Volume 9 |Various

Rare but valuable ores of nickel are millerite, nickelite, glance, and nickel bloom.

The A B C of Mining |Charles A. Bramble

millerite

/ (ˈmɪləˌraɪt) /

a yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulphide in hexagonal crystalline form: a minor ore of nickel. Formula: NiS

C19: named after W. H. Miller (1801–80), English mineralogist