Advent
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
advent /ˈadv(ə)nt, -vɛnt/
▶noun
- 1 the arrival of a notable person or thing.
- 2 (Advent) Christian Theology the coming or second coming of Christ.
■ the first season of the Church year, leading up to Christmas and including the four preceding Sundays.
– origin OE, from L. adventus ‘arrival’, from advenire, from ad- ‘to’ + venire ‘come’.
'Advent' also found in these Oxford entries:
advent
- Advent calendar
- Advent Sunday
- Christingle
- Pahlavi
- Salve Regina
- Second Advent
- sign
