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- Dictionaryadvent/ˈadv(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. the arrival of a notable person or thing: "the advent of television"
- 2. the first season of the Church year, leading up to Christmas and including the four preceding Sundays.
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The meaning of ADVENT is the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting. How to use Advent in a sentence.
ADVENT definition: 1. the fact of an event happening, an invention being made, or a person arriving: 2. the period of…. Learn more.
Advent is primarily a religious observance, but it is sometimes used as the name for the season preceding Christmas by those who celebrate in nonreligious ways, especially in the context of Advent calendars.
ADVENT meaning: 1. the fact of an event happening, an invention being made, or a person arriving: 2. the period of…. Learn more.
Advent is a season observed in most Christian denominations as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for both the celebration of the Nativity of Christ at Christmas and the return of Christ at the Second Coming. Advent is the beginning of the liturgical year in Western Christianity.
Advent, in the Christian church calendar, the period of preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas and also of preparation for the Second Coming of Christ. In many countries it is marked by a variety of popular observances, such as the lighting of Advent candles.
noun. /ˈædvent/ [singular] the advent of something/somebody the coming of an important event, person, invention, etc. the advent of new technology. Extra Examples. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. Advent.
