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ADVENTISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any Christian religion that believes the second coming of Christ is imminent
Synonyms:
Adventism; Second Adventism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Adventism" is a kind of...):
Christian religion; Christianity (a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Adventism"):
Seventh-Day Adventism (Adventism that is strongly Protestant and observes Saturday as the Sabbath)
Derivation:
Adventist (a member of Christian denomination that expects the imminent advent of Christ)
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