- 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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Ad•vent•ist
(ad′ven tist, ad ven′-),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
Ad′vent•ism, n.
- Also called Second Adventist. a member of any of certain Christian denominations that maintain that the Second Advent of Christ is imminent.
adj.
- of or pertaining to Adventists.
- Advent + -ist 1835–45
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Adventist /ˈædvɛntɪst; ˈædvən-/ n
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