Adventist
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- noun
- /ˈæd.vən.tɪst/
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adventista
- Thanks to the enthusiastic encouragement of church leaders, 2,200 Adventists participated in the program between 1955 and 1973.
- Seventh-day Adventist
- Adventist church
- Adventist institution
But it just goes to show you don't have to be an Adventist to to get this benefit you, you proactively curate a group of four or five friends.
- But it just goes to show you don't have to be an Adventist to to get this benefit you, you proactively curate a group of four or five friends.
Examples
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I'm a Seventh-day Adventist.
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In the early 1980s, he pastored a Seventh-day Adventist church in Lexington, KY.
Academic text (1994) -
- They were all Adventists.
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We're with the Seventh- Day Adventists Church.
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Facing a painful dilemma, many Adventist workers turned to church leaders for direction.
Academic text (1998) -
Although both groups are religious, the Adventists had promised to provide the full range of reproductive services.
Academic text (2011) -
Some twelve thousand American Adventists served during World War II as noncombatants in medical branches of the services.
Academic text (1998) -
Generally speaking, Adventists are still excluded from shifts that work on Friday nights or Saturdays.
Academic text (1998) -
The parents, Michael and Lindy Chamberlain, Seventh Day Adventists, say they've accepted the baby's death as the will of God.
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Many Adventists believe in healthy living and the importance of diet.
Synonyms
A person who belongs to a Christian group that believes Christ will return soon
Compounds
A person who belongs to a Christian group that believes Christ will return soon
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Adventist comes from the simple word advent, which means 'coming', and the ending -ist, meaning a person who believes in or follows something. So an Adventist is someone who believes in and waits for the 'coming' or return of Christ, which explains the group's name.