advent
31Advent — 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 …
32Advent — Derived from the Latin, and means coming. The word is used of the first coming of Christ at His Birth, and of His Second Coming to judge the world. These are commemorated in the first Season of the Church Year, the Season of Advent, which… …
33advent — An alternative translation of the Greek parousia, otherwise rendered ‘coming’ in the English versions, with reference to the eschatological expectation of Christ s coming as Judge of the world at the End (Matt. 24:39). Later, the Church regarded… …
34Advent — Ad·vẹnt [ v ] der; (e)s; nur Sg, Rel; 1 die Zeit vom vierten Sonntag vor Weihnachten bis Weihnachten <im Advent> || K : Adventssonntag, Adventszeit 2 erster / zweiter / dritter / vierter Advent der erste / zweite / dritte / vierte Sonntag… …
35advent — ad|vent [ æd,vent ] noun the advent of something the introduction of a new product, idea, custom, etc.: Before the advent of computers, not many people knew how to type. The advent of the Euro will redefine Europe …
36advent — UK [ˈædvent] / US [ˈædˌvent] noun Word forms advent : singular advent plural advents the advent of something …
37advent — ad|vent [ˈædvent] n written [Date: 1000 1100; : Latin; Origin: adventus arrival , from advenire; ADVENTURE] the advent of sth the time when something first begins to be widely used ▪ the advent of the computer …
38Advent — N UNCOUNT In the Christian church, Advent is the period between Advent Sunday, the Sunday closest to the 30th of November, and Christmas Day …
39advent — noun the advent of the time when something first begins to be widely used: the advent of the motor car …
40Advent — UK [ˈædvent] / US [ˈædˌvent] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms Advent : singular Advent plural Advents in the Christian religion, the four week period before Christmas Day …
