Main Entry:

Ad·vent

Pronunciation:

\ˈad-ˌvent, chiefly British -vənt\

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 fasting2 a: the coming of Christ at the Incarnation b: second coming3not capitalized : a coming into being or use <the advent of spring> <the advent of pasteurization> <the advent of personal computers>