"one of a religious denomination that believes in or looks for the early second coming of Christ," 1843; see advent + -ist. Church Latin adventus was applied to the coming of the Savior, both the first or the anticipated second, hence Adventist was a name applied to millenarian sects, especially and originally the Millerites (U.S.).
双语例句
1. Checks should be made payable to HH Chinese Seventh - day Adventist Church ( HHCSDA ).
