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ad·vent  (dvnt)

n.

1. The coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important: the advent of the computer.

2. Advent

a. The liturgical period preceding Christmas, beginning in Western churches on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and in Eastern churches in mid-November, and observed by many Christians as a season of prayer, fasting, and penitence.

b. Christianity The coming of Jesus at the Incarnation.

c. Christianity See Second Coming.

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[Middle English, the Advent season, from Old French, from Latin adventus, arrival, from past participle of advenre, to come to : ad-, ad- + venre, to come; see g^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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advent [ˈædvɛnt -vənt]

n

an arrival or coming, esp one which is awaited

[from Latin adventus, from advenīre, from ad- to + venīre to come]

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Advent [ˈædvɛnt -vənt]

n

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas or (in Eastern Orthodox churches) the forty days preceding Christmas

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	advent - arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer" coming arrival, reaching - accomplishment of an objective
	2.	Advent - the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas church calendar, ecclesiastical calendar - a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals season - a recurrent time marked by major holidays; "it was the Christmas season" Advent Sunday - the first of the four Sundays during Advent
	3.	Advent - (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment Parousia, Second Advent, Second Coming, Second Coming of Christ Christian theology - the teachings of Christian churches

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advent

noun coming, approach, appearance, arrival, entrance, onset, occurrence, visitation The advent of war led to austerity.

Translations

advent [ˈædvənt]

A. N

1. (= arrival) → advenimiento m

2. (Rel) Advent → Adviento m

B. CPD Advent calendar N → calendario m de Adviento
Advent Sunday N → domingo m de Adviento

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Advent [ˈædɛnt] n → l'avent m

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advent [ˈædvɛnt] n [product, technique, phenomenon] → arrivée f; [person] → avènement m, arrivée f
the advent of sb/sth (= arrival) → l'arrivée de qn/qch
before the advent of digital TV → avant l'arrivée de la télévision numérique
Advent calendar n → calendrier m de l'avent

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advent

n

(of age, era) → Beginn m, → Anbruch m; (of jet plane etc) → Aufkommen nt

(Eccl) Advent → Advent m

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Advent [ˈædvənt] n (Rel) → Avvento

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advent [ˈædvənt] n (frm) (arrival) → avvento

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advent

n advent [ˈӕdvent]

coming or arrival the advent of space travel. begin حُلُول، وُرُود، قُدُوم идване příchod, nástup komme; fremkomst; ankomst; Advent (periode før jul) das Kommen έλευση advenimiento, llegada tulek پیدایش alku avènement הוֹפָעָה, כְּנִיסָה आगमन dolazak eljövetel kedatangan (til)koma avvento, venuta 到来 도래 atėjimas, atvykimas ierašanās; atnākšana penciptaan komst ankomst, inntog; advent nastanie chegada sosire появление príchod prihod dolazak ankomst การมาถึง geliş, ortaya çıkış 到來 прихід, прибуття ایجاد ، آغاز sự đến 到来

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advent → نزول المسيح advent komme Advent ερχομός advenimiento adventti avènement advent arrivo 出現 출현 advent advent nadejście chegada приход ankomst การปรากฏตัวของคนหรือสิ่งสำคัญ Noel öncesi mùa vọng 出现