English noun: advent | |||
1. | advent (act) arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous) | ||
Samples | The advent of the computer. | ||
Synonyms | coming | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arrival, reaching | ||
2. | Advent (time) the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas | ||
Broader (hypernym) | season | ||
Part holonym | Advent Sunday | ||
Part meronym | church calendar, ecclesiastical calendar | ||
3. | Advent (event) (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment | ||
Synonyms | Parousia, Second Advent, Second Coming, Second Coming of Christ | ||
Instance hypernym | manifestation | ||
Domain category | Christian theology | ||