Definitions for advent

Definitions for (noun) advent

Main entry: advent, coming

Definition: arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)

Usage: the advent of the computer


Main entry: Second Advent, Second Coming, Second Coming of Christ, Advent, Parousia

Definition: (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment


Main entry: Advent

Definition: the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas


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