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Ad·vent | \ ˈad-ˌvent 
, chiefly British -vənt \
, chiefly British -vənt \Definition of Advent
1 : the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
2a : the coming of Christ at the Incarnation (see incarnation sense 3b(1))
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
Synonyms & Antonyms for Advent
Synonyms
Antonyms
- decamping,
- decampment,
- departing,
- departure,
- disappearance,
- exit,
- exiting,
- farewell,
- going,
- leave-taking,
- parting,
- quitting
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The first known use of Advent was in the 12th century
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