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 | ||