Thursday 1st December 2016
Advent - /ˈadv(ə)nt/
Noun
1) The arrival of a notable person or thing
2) The first season of the Church year, leading up to
Christmas and including the four preceding Sundays
2.1) Christian Theology The coming or second
coming of Christ
Example sentences
Noun
‘The advent of television’
‘I’m sure I can get him to
understand before the Advent season
begins’
‘Angels from heaven informed the
shepherds of the advent of Jesus’
Origin
Old English, from Latin adventus arrival, from advenire, from
ad- to + venire come.
Thanks to: www.oxforddictionaries.com
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