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Seventh-Day

American  
[sev-uhnth-dey] / ˈsɛv ənθˌdeɪ /
Or seventh-day

adjective

  1. designating certain Christian denominations that make Saturday their chief day of rest and religious observance.

    Seventh-Day Adventists.


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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

They include a Baptist, a Muslim, a Seventh-Day Adventist and two practitioners of Santeria, as well as an atheist.

From Seattle Times Apr. 1, 2024

America already boasts a Blue Zone in Loma Linda, California, a Seventh-Day Adventist community that follows a health-forward lifestyle guided by faith.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2023

Older brother John Harvey, a doctor, health nut and devout Seventh-Day Adventist, was furious, and the two ended their 25-year partnership bitterly in 1906, exchanging lawsuits for years after that.

From Washington Times Apr. 26, 2021

On Sundays we would go down to the Seventh-Day Adventist church, which Mom had joined after Papa died.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

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