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

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

The son of a Seventh-Day Adventist missionary, Luthuli was born in what was then Southern Rhodesia and educated in Natal.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela