Advent
noun
Ad·vent ˈad-ˌvent 
chiefly British -vənt
1
: the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
2
a
: the coming of Christ at the Incarnation (see incarnation sense 3b(1))
b
: second coming
3
not capitalized : a coming into being or use
the advent of spring
the advent of pasteurization
the advent of personal computers
Synonyms
- appearance
- arrival
- coming
- incoming
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin adventus, going back to Latin, "arrival, appearance," from adven-, variant stem of advenīre "to arrive" (from ad- ad- + venīre "to come," going back to Indo-European *gwem-i̯e-) + -tus, suffix of action nouns — more at come entry 1
First Known Use
12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing Advent
Kids Definition
advent
noun
ad·vent
ˈad-ˌvent
: the arrival or coming of something
the advent of spring
advents
noun
as in arrivals
the act of coming upon a scene with the advent of the mass-produced automobile, the need for a better system of roads and highways soon became apparent Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- arrivals
- comings
- appearances
- beginnings
- incomings
- approaches
- starts
- onsets
- geneses
- inceptions
- commencements
- entrances
- dawns
- births
- debuts
- ingresses
- débuts
- mornings
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- goings
- departures
- partings
- passings
- disappearances
- retirements
- dissipations
- evaporations
- withdrawals
- exits
- farewells
- dissolutions
- leave-takings
- retreats
- emigrations
- egresses
- decampments
- exoduses
- evacuations
- fadeaways