Seventh-Day Adventist

American  

noun

1. a member of an Adventist Christian denomination that makes Saturday the chief day of rest and religious observance.

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Seventh-Day Adventist British  

noun

1. Protestant theol a member of that branch of the Adventists which constituted itself as a separate body after the expected Second Coming of Christ failed to be realized in 1844. They are strongly Protestant, believe that Christ's coming is imminent, and observe Saturday instead of Sunday as their Sabbath

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Etymology

Origin of Seventh-Day Adventist

1875–80

Example Sentences

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

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

Matthew Daniel Johnson, 34, was a school counselor at La Sierra Academy, a Seventh-day Adventist private school in Riverside, from 2016 to 2020.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Seattle Times

Three others have been convicted and sentenced to prison, including Dmytro Zelinsky, a Seventh-day Adventist who was given a three-year prison sentence this summer.

From Washington Times