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

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

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

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 • Oct. 17, 2025

Hernandez’s 2-year-old was admitted to Adventist Health hospital with a 99-degree temperature and was able to eat and drink fluids after the initial health assessment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2025

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

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