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advent (noun)

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  • advent — ► NOUN 1) the arrival of a notable person or thing. 2) (Advent) Christian Theology the coming or second coming of Christ. 3) (Advent) the first season of the Church year, leading up to Christmas. ORIGIN Latin adventus arrival …   English terms dictionary

  • advent — /ˈædvɛnt / (say advent) noun a coming into place, view, or being; arrival: the advent of scientific methods of treatment. {Middle English, from Latin adventus arrival} …  

  • Advent — /ˈædvɛnt/ (say advent) noun Christianity a season of the liturgical year (including four Sundays) preceding Christmas, commemorative of Christ s coming …  

  • Advent calendar — UK US noun [countable] [singular Advent calendar plural Advent calendars] a picture, usually of a Christmas scene, with a series of 24 hidden pictures behind it. Children open one part of the main picture to see one of the hidden pictures each… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Advent Sunday — noun the first of the four Sundays during Advent • Hypernyms: ↑Christian holy day • Part Holonyms: ↑Advent * * * ˌAdvent ˈSunday 7 [Advent Sunday] noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • advent — noun /ˈæd.vɛnt/ a) Coming; coming to; approach; arrival. At the period just preceding the advent of Bartleby, I had two persons as copyists in my employment, and a promising lad as an office boy. b) See Advent. Syn: arrival, appr …   Wiktionary

  • Advent — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin adventus, from Latin, arrival, from advenire Date: 12th century 1. the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting 2. a. the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Advent — noun a) The first or the expected second coming of Christ. b) The period or season of the Christian church year between Advent Sunday and Christmas. Syn: Christmas season, Christmastide, yuletide …   Wiktionary

  • Advent Sunday — noun a) The fourth Sunday before Christmas Day, the start of Advent b) A Sunday, the first day of Advent, 30 nbsp;November (St Andrews day) or the nearest Sunday to it. See Also: Advent …   Wiktionary

  • Advent calendar — Advent ,calendar noun count a picture, usually of a Christmas scene, with a series of 24 hidden pictures behind it. Children open one part of the main picture to see one of the hidden pictures each day during Advent …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • advent — noun the advent of the time when something first begins to be widely used: the advent of the motor car …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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