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advent

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
advent /ˈædˌvɛnt/ noun
advent
/ˈædˌvɛnt/
noun
Learner's definition of ADVENT
[singular] : the time when something begins or arrives : the first appearance of something出现;来临;到来
Advent [noncount] in the Christian religion : the period of time beginning four Sundays before Christmas基督降临节(开始于圣诞节前的四个星期日)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6412 COCA: 8129

Advent

noun

Ad·​vent ˈad-ˌvent How to pronounce Advent (audio)
 chiefly British  -vənt
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 (see incarnation sense 3b(1))
3
not capitalized : a coming into being or use
the advent of spring
the advent of pasteurization
the advent of personal computers

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin adventus, going back to Latin, "arrival, appearance," from adven-, variant stem of advenīre "to arrive" (from ad- ad- + venīre "to come," going back to Indo-European *gwem-i̯e-) + -tus, suffix of action nouns — more at come entry 1

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Advent was in the 12th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6412 COCA: 8129

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