Advent Definition

ădvĕnt
noun
The coming or arrival of something or someone that is important or worthy of note.
The advent of the computer.
American Heritage
The period including the four Sundays just before Christmas.
Webster's New World
The liturgical period preceding Christmas, beginning in Western churches on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and in Eastern churches in mid-November, and observed by many Christians as a season of prayer, fasting, and penitence.
American Heritage
The birth of Christ.
Webster's New World
The coming of Jesus at the Incarnation.
American Heritage
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pronoun

(Christianity) The first or the expected second coming of Christ.

Wiktionary

(Christianity) The period or season of the Christian church year between Advent Sunday and Christmas.

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Other Word Forms of Advent

Noun

Singular:
advent
Plural:
advents

Origin of Advent

  • Middle English the Advent season from Old French from Latin adventus arrival from past participle of advenīre to come to ad- ad- venīre to come gwā- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin adventus (“coming to”), perfect passive participle form of verb advenīre (“come to”).

    From Wiktionary

  • See advent

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