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))
b
3
not capitalized
: a coming into being or use
the advent of spring
the advent of pasteurization
the advent of personal computers
Examples of Advent in a Sentence
with the advent of the mass-produced automobile, the need for a better system of roads and highways soon became apparent
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Private equity firms Boyu Capital and Advent International have made verbal offers, valuing Canada Goose at eight times its 12-month average earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, translating into a valuation of around $1.35 billion, the people said.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
And, between Lent, Advent, Wednesdays and Fridays, and various other days, as many as 150 days of the year might require fasting for lay people.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 4 Aug. 2025
Around this time, the baby’s parents returned home, saw their child and rushed him to Advent Hospital in Daytona Beach, where Carter was pronounced dead.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The man self-transported the boy to Advent Health Lake Mary where the boy was pronounced dead.
—Elainie Barraza, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
And, between Lent, Advent, Wednesdays and Fridays, and various other days, as many as 150 days of the year might require fasting for lay people.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 4 Aug. 2025
Around this time, the baby’s parents returned home, saw their child and rushed him to Advent Hospital in Daytona Beach, where Carter was pronounced dead.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The man self-transported the boy to Advent Health Lake Mary where the boy was pronounced dead.
—Elainie Barraza, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
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“Advent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Advent. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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