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

• Adventism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Adventist

First recorded in 1835–45; Advent + -ist

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Adventist

The boy was taken to the Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley hospital and then later to Children’s Hospital in Bakersfield, where he died from his injuries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

She told them about the Hub at the Hollywood Adventist Church where they could go for food, showers and help from caseworkers.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

The research, titled Egg intake and the incidence of Alzheimer's disease in the Adventist Health Study-2 cohort linked with Medicare data, was published in the Journal of Nutrition.

From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

My own children were at the Seventh-Day Adventist school, which was private and did not depend on government subsidies.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela