Adventist

American  

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

noun

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

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adjective

1. of or relating to Adventists.

Adventist British  

/ ˈædvɛntɪst, ˈædvən- /

noun

1. 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

Derived Forms

• Adventism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Adventist

First recorded in 1835–45; Advent + -ist

Example Sentences

The study followed about 40,000 participants in the Adventist Health Study 2 cohort.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

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 • Mar. 1, 2026

Highland Hall, 25-16, 25-16, 25-14 Glendale Adventist d.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

He previously noted authorities believed the shooting was an isolated incident, but a state-wide alert was sent to other schools affiliated with the Seventh-Day Adventist Church out of an abundance of caution.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

It meant nothing to them even when she explained that we had never eaten pork, that it was against her religion as a Seventh Day Adventist.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey