ADVENTISM


Meaning of ADVENTISM in English

ˈadˌvenˌtizəm, -_vən-; ədˈven-, adˈ- noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

: the doctrine that the second coming of Christ and the end of the world are near at hand ; specifically : the millenarian doctrine preached by William Miller and followers from 1831 on

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