n. & adj.
--n.
1. the position in a sequence corresponding to the number 7 in the sequence 1-7.
2 something occupying this position.
3 one of seven equal parts of a thing.
4 Mus. a an interval or chord spanning seven consecutive notes in the diatonic scale (e.g. C to B). b a note separated from another by this interval.
--adj. that is the seventh.
Phrases and idioms:
in seventh heaven see HEAVEN. Seventh-Day Adventists a staunchly protestant branch of the Adventists with beliefs based rigidly on faith and the Scriptures and the imminent return of Christ to earth, and observing the sabbath on Saturday.
Derivatives:
seventhly adv.