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Definition of Advent

1. Noun. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous). "The advent of the computer"

2. Noun. The season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas.

3. Noun. (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment.

Definition of Advent

1. n. The period including the four Sundays before Christmas.

Definition of Advent

1. arrival [n -S] - See also: arrival

Medical Definition of Advent

1. 1. The period including the four Sundays before Christmas. Advent Sunday, the first Sunday in the season of Advent, being always the nearest Sunday to the feast of St. Andrew (Now. 30). 2. The first or the expected second coming of Christ. 3. Coming; any important arrival; approach. "Death's dreadful advent." (Young) "Expecting still his advent home." (Tennyson) Origin: L. Adventus, fr. Advenire, adventum: cf. F. Avent. See Advene. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Advent

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advene advened advenes advening advent (current term) advent (current term) Adventism Adventist adventitia adventitia

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