ADVENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does Advent mean?
• ADVENT (noun)
The noun ADVENT has 3 senses:
1. arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
2. the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas
3. (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment
Familiarity information: ADVENT used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• ADVENT (noun)
Meaning:
Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
advent; coming
Context example:
the advent of the computer
Hypernyms ("advent" is a kind of...):
arrival; reaching (accomplishment of an objective)
Meaning:
The season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("Advent" is a kind of...):
season (a recurrent time marked by major holidays)
Meronyms (parts of "Advent"):
Advent Sunday (the first of the four Sundays during Advent)
Holonyms ("Advent" is a part of...):
church calendar; ecclesiastical calendar (a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals)
Meaning:
(Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
Parousia; Second Advent; Second Coming; Second Coming of Christ; Advent
Instance hypernyms:
manifestation (a clear appearance)
Domain category:
Christian theology (the teachings of Christian churches)
