Advent
Pronunciation: /ˈæd.vɛnt/
The English word “Advent” has 4 meanings listed here.
proper noun
- The first or the expected second coming of Christ.
- The period or season of the Christian church year between Advent Sunday and Christmas: the period of the advent (approaching) of Christmas.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States, named after a local church, itself named after the Christian concept.
- A civil parish near Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England.
Etymology
By proprialization from advent.
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