Definition of advent Advent

/æˈdvɛˌnt/ - [atdvent] - Ad•vent

We found 12 definitions of advent from 7 different sources.

What does advent mean?

Noun Plural: advents
advent - the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas
		season one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons"
		church calendar, ecclesiastical calendar a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals
advent - arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer"
		coming
		reaching, arrival accomplishment of an objective
advent - (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment
		Second Coming, Second Coming of Christ, Second Advent, Advent, Parousia

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advent
The period beginning four Sundays before Christmas, observed in commemoration of the coming of Christ into the world.

advent
ad′vent, n. a coming or arrival: the first or the second coming of Christ: the period immediately before the festival of the Nativity, including four Sundays—from the first after St Andrew's Day (November 30) to Christmas eve.—n. Ad′ventist, one who believes in the second coming of Christ to set up a kingdom on the earth: a millenarian—adj. Advent′ual (obs.), relating to Advent. [Through Fr. from L. adventus—ad, to, venīre, to come.]

The Season of Advent, which begins on a Sunday about four weeks before Christmas Day, is celebrated by the Catholic and Anglican Churches, as well as some others. It is a time for people to prepare themselves for two different things: for the coming of the baby Jesus and Christmas, and for the second coming of Jesus, when he shall rule over all the Earth in peace. Not all Christian people remember Advent. Some people use it as a time of fasting, study, meditation and prayer. Special Advent Calendars are made for children, with pictures or treats for each day of Advent.

Generally, Advent is a time when many people are very busy in preparation for Christmas Day, cleaning and decorating, buying food and presents, writing cards and letters, and cooking the Christmas feast.