ADVENT


Meaning of ADVENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈad-ˌvent, chiefly Brit ]

-vənt 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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.