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

1. (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment
   - Second Coming, Second Coming of Christ, Second Advent, Parousia 
2. The season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas

Derived forms: Advents, advents

Type of: arrival, manifestation, reaching, season

Part of: church calendar, ecclesiastical calendar

Encyclopedia: Advent Advent, Cornwall

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