- 1. n. The period including the four Sundays before Christmas. Source: opted
- 2. n. The first or the expected second coming of Christ. Source: opted
- 3. n. Coming; any important arrival; approach. Source: opted
- 4. n. the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas Source: wordnet
- 5. n. arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous) Source: wordnet
- 6. 1. (Eccl.) The period including the four Sundays before Christmas. Advent Sunday (Eccl.), the first Sunday in the season of Advent, being always the nearest Sunday to the feast of St. Andrew (Now. 30). Shipley. 2. The first or the expected second coming of Christ. 3. Coming; any important arrival; approach. Death's dreadful advent. Young. Expecting still his advent home. Tennyson. Source: webster
- 7. The period including the four Sundays before Christmas. AdventSunday (Eccl.), the first Sunday in the season of Advent, beingalways the nearest Sunday to the feast of St. Andrew (Now. 30).Shipley. Source: adambom
- 8. n:100 n. arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous) n. the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas Source: ecdict
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