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

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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

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

From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026

Another organ from County Durham was moved to a Seventh Day Adventist church in Homerton in east London.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 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

Mr. Merritt was a pastor with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and his wife was a nurse.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

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