ADVENT


Meaning of ADVENT in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' ad- ˌ vent, chiefly Brit -v ə nt

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin adventus, from Latin, arrival, from advenire

Date: 12th century

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 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>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.