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Adventist

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: AE1 D V EH2 N T IH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to believers in the Second Advent of Jesus; relating to Adventism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Relating to Seventh-day Adventism / the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: short-form

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One who believes in the Second Advent (usually known as the Second Coming) of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a member of Christian denomination that expects the imminent advent of Christ

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Second Adventist

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Christian

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Advent Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Adventist From Advent + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: адвенти́стки (adventístki) — relating to believers in the Second Advent of Jesus; relating to Adventism
  • Bulgarian: адве́нтен (advénten) — relating to believers in the Second Advent of Jesus; relating to Adventism
  • German: adventistisch — relating to believers in the Second Advent of Jesus; relating to Adventism
  • Norwegian Bokmål: adventistisk — relating to believers in the Second Advent of Jesus; relating to Adventism
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: adventistisk — relating to believers in the Second Advent of Jesus; relating to Adventism
  • Polish: adwentystyczny — relating to believers in the Second Advent of Jesus; relating to Adventism
  • Portuguese: adventista — relating to believers in the Second Advent of Jesus; relating to Adventism
  • Spanish: adventista — relating to believers in the Second Advent of Jesus; relating to Adventism
  • Swedish: adventistisk — relating to believers in the Second Advent of Jesus; relating to Adventism
  • German: adventistisch — relating to Seventh-day Adventism / the Seventh-day Adventist Church
  • Norwegian Bokmål: adventistisk — relating to Seventh-day Adventism / the Seventh-day Adventist Church
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: adventistisk — relating to Seventh-day Adventism / the Seventh-day Adventist Church
  • Polish: adwentystyczny — relating to Seventh-day Adventism / the Seventh-day Adventist Church
  • Spanish: adventista — relating to Seventh-day Adventism / the Seventh-day Adventist Church
  • Swedish: adventistisk — relating to Seventh-day Adventism / the Seventh-day Adventist Church
  • Bulgarian: адвенти́ст (adventíst) — believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism
  • Bulgarian: адвенти́стка (adventístka) — believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism
  • Czech: adventista — believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism
  • Czech: adventistka — believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism
  • Danish: adventist — believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism
  • Finnish: adventisti — believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism
  • French: adventiste — believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism
  • German: Adventist — believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism
  • German: Adventistin — believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism
  • Lithuanian: adventi̇̀stas — believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism
  • Lithuanian: adventi̇̀stė — believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism
  • Norwegian Bokmål: adventist — believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: adventist — believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism
  • Polish: adwentysta — believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism
  • Polish: adwentystka — believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism
  • Portuguese: adventista — believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism
  • Russian: адвенти́ст (adventíst) — believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism
  • Russian: адвенти́стка (adventístka) — believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism
  • Serbo-Croatian: adventista — believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism
  • Serbo-Croatian: adventistkinja — believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism
  • Serbo-Croatian: adventistica — believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism
  • Spanish: adventista — believer in the Second Advent of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism
  • Czech: adventista — member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
  • Czech: adventistka — member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
  • Finnish: adventisti — member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
  • Lithuanian: adventi̇̀stas — member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
  • Lithuanian: adventi̇̀stė — member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
  • Polish: adwentysta — member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
  • Polish: adwentystka — member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
  • Portuguese: adventista — member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
  • Spanish: adventista — member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
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