n.
Pronunciation: ' ad- ˌ ven- ˌ ti-z ə m
Function: noun
Date: 1874
1 : the doctrine that the second coming of Christ and the end of the world are near at hand
2 : the principles and practices of Seventh-Day Adventists
– Ad · vent · ist \ ə d- ' ven-tist, ad- ' , ' ad- ˌ \ adjective or noun