Adventist

American

[ad-ven-tist, ad-ven-] / ˈæd vɛn tɪst, ædˈvɛn- /

noun

Also called Second Adventist. a member of any of certain Christian denominations that maintain that the Second Advent of Christ is imminent.

adjective

of or relating to Adventists.

Adventist British

/ ˈædvɛntɪst, ˈædvən- /

noun

a member of any of the Christian groups, such as the Seventh-Day Adventists that hold that the Second Coming of Christ is imminent

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Other Word Forms

Adventism noun

Etymology

Origin of Adventist

First recorded in 1835–45; Advent + -ist

Example Sentences

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Horning said he grew up in a strict Seventh-day Adventist household in Northern California, forbidden from reading anything other than the Bible and approved nonfiction.

From The Wall Street Journal

New religious faiths sprung from the state’s rich soil: Shakers, Mormons, and Adventists, among others.

From Literature

Officers were called to Adventist Health Bakersfield at 10:50 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times

Amid its split with Adventist, Howard has restructured most of its leadership and appointed an interim president.

From The Wall Street Journal

A two-story hangar and grassy runway are situated among 400 acres of cultivated fields and grow houses owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

From The Wall Street Journal

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