Meaning

4 senses
  1. The first or the expected second coming of Christ.

    прише́ствиеprišéstvije

  2. The period or season of the Christian church year between Advent Sunday and Christmas: the period of the advent (approaching) of Christmas.

    Advent

    Адве́нтAdvént

  3. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States, named after a local church, itself named after the Christian concept.

  4. A civil parish near Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England.

Examples

20 sentences
  1. Carriages gradually disappeared with the advent of the motorcar.

  2. The tribe wasn't delighted about the advent of the peacemaker.

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  3. Pottery usually appears in a culture after the advent of agriculture.

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  4. The advent of stormtroopers brought about a turn in trench warfare.

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  5. The advent of the euro is the beacon for the new millennium.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
coming of the Christ:
season before Christmas:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
season before Christmas:

Origin

By proprialization from advent. From Saint Adwen (Saint Adwenna).

By proprialization from advent.

From Saint Adwen (Saint Adwenna).

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