Sev|enth-day

Sev|enth-day
sev|enth-day or Sev|enth-day «SEHV uhnth DAY», adjective.
1. of, having to do with, or belonging to any of several Christian denominations observing Saturday, the seventh day of the week, as the principal day of rest and religious observance.
2. of or having to do with the seventh day, especially as the Sabbath.

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  • sev|enth-day — or Sev|enth day «SEHV uhnth DAY», adjective. 1. of, having to do with, or belonging to any of several Christian denominations observing Saturday, the seventh day of the week, as the principal day of rest and religious observance. 2. of or having… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sev|enth — «SEHV uhnth», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. next after the sixth; last in a series of 7: »Saturday is the seventh day of the week. 2. being one of 7 equal parts. –n. 1. next after the sixth; last in a series of 7. 2. one of 7 equal parts: »A day is… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Seventh-Day — Sev′enth Day or sev′enth day adj. rel designating certain Christian denominations that make Saturday their chief day of rest and religious observance: Seventh Day Adventists[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

  • Seventh Day Adventist — Sev|enth Day Ad|vent|ist [ ,sevnθ deı ædvəntıst ] noun count a member of a Christian religious group whose members believe that Jesus Christ will come into the world again soon …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Seventh day — Seventh Sev enth, a. [From {Seven}: cf. AS. seofo[eth]a.] 1. Next in order after the sixth;; coming after six others. [1913 Webster] On the seventh day, God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Seventh-day Baptists — Seventh Sev enth, a. [From {Seven}: cf. AS. seofo[eth]a.] 1. Next in order after the sixth;; coming after six others. [1913 Webster] On the seventh day, God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Seventh-dayAdventist — Sev·enth day Adventist (sĕvʹənth dā ) n. A member of a sect of Adventism distinguished chiefly for its observance of the Sabbath on Saturday. * * * …   Universalium

  • Seventh — Sev enth, a. [From {Seven}: cf. AS. seofo[eth]a.] 1. Next in order after the sixth;; coming after six others. [1913 Webster] On the seventh day, God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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