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advent¹
- /ˈæd.vɛnt/
- /ˈæd.vənt/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin adventus (“arrival, approach”).
noun advents
- Arrival; onset; a time when something first comes or appears; the time when it is approaching. Death's dreadful advent
verb advents · adventing · advented
- To arrive or begin, especially at the first coming or appearance of something. 1869 Grove Berry. Ritualism; Part II of An Enquiry. Pub: LONGMANS, GREEN et al. But suppose we depart from the suggestion there made, and, leaving the idea of the status quo from which He advented to Earth, we rise with Solomon (Prov. viii), to some stasis which must be indefinite to us, are we not
Advent²
- /ˈæd.vɛnt/
- /ˈæd.vənt/
Where it comes from
By proprialization from advent.
proper noun
- The first or the expected second coming of Christ.
-
The period or season of the Christian church year between Advent Sunday and Christmas: the period of the advent (approaching) of Christmas.
Similar: Christmas season, Christmastime, Christmastide, yuletide
- An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States, named after a local church, itself named after the Christian concept.
Advent³
- /ˈæd.vɛnt/
- /ˈæd.vənt/
Where it comes from
From Saint Adwen (Saint Adwenna).
proper noun
- A civil parish near Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: coming, second coming, second advent, beginning, inception, arrival, start, approach, arrive, turnout, attainment, entry, achievement, development, emergence, conclusion
Translations
Every language
verb coming, arrival
| Español | advenimiento |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 到來 /到来 dàolái, 出現 /出现 chūxiàn, 來臨 /来临 láilín |
| हिन्दी | आगमन āgman |
| Português | chegada, vinda, advento |
| Français | arrivée |
| Deutsch | Ankunft |
| Italiano | avvento |
| Ελληνικά | έλευση élefsi, άφιξη áfixi |
| Русский | появле́ние pojavlénije, приход prixod, прибытие pribytije, наступление nastuplenije, применение primenenije, развитие razvitije |
| עברית | ביאה, ביאת המשיח |
name coming of the Christ
| Español | Adviento |
|---|---|
| Русский | прише́ствие prišéstvije |
name season before Christmas
| Español | Adviento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대림절 daerimjeol |
| 日本語 | 降臨節 kōrinsetsu |
| 中文 | 將臨期 /将临期 jiānglínqī, 降臨節 /降临节 Jiànglínjié, 待降節 /待降节 Dàijiàngjié |
| Kiswahili | Majilio, Adventi |
| Português | Advento |
| Français | Avent |
| Deutsch | Advent |
| Italiano | Avvento |
| Ελληνικά | Δευτέρα Έλευση Deftéra Élefsi |
| Română | Advent |
| Русский | Адве́нт Advént |
| Tiếng Việt | Mùa Vọng |
Talk about this word "advent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/advent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. advent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/advent "advent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/advent.Cite this
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title = {advent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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