William Miller
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William Miller was a 19th-century American Baptist preacher and founder of the Millerite movement, whose apocalyptic teachings about the imminent Second Coming of Christ sparked a major religious revival and influenced later Adventist denominations.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Miller canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Baptist minister
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Christian preacher ⓘ founder of religious movement ⓘ human ⓘ |
| basedOn | literal reading of the Bible ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability |
central figure in the Great Disappointment of 1844
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leader of the Millerite movement ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1782-02-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1849-12-20 ⓘ |
| denomination | Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrineOrTheory | calculation of prophetic time periods in Daniel and Revelation ⓘ |
| educatedAt | self-educated in Bible study ⓘ |
| era | Second Great Awakening NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian eschatology
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biblical prophecy interpretation ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasCause | religious revivalism in 19th-century America ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
rise of Adventist denominations
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widespread apocalyptic expectation in 1840s America ⓘ |
| influenced |
Advent Christian Church
NERFINISHED
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Adventist movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Adventist denominations ⓘ Seventh-day Adventist Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| movement | Millerite movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
historicist interpretation of biblical prophecy
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imminent Second Coming of Christ ⓘ prediction of Christ’s return around 1843–1844 ⓘ |
| notableWork | Millerite movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
farmer
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preacher ⓘ |
| participantIn | War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Low Hampton, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | lay Baptist preacher ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Baptist laity ⓘ |
| residence | Low Hampton, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Lucy Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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