| NOUN | act | advent, coming | arrival / arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous) |
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| time | Advent | the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas | |
| event | Advent, Second Coming, Second Coming of Christ, Second Advent, Parousia | (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment |
| Sounds | ae'dveh.nt | |
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| Rhymes | accent ... vent: 69 rhymes with ehnt... | |
| Meaning | arrival / arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous). | |
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| Example | "the advent of the computer" | |
| Synonym | coming | |
| Broader | arrival, reaching | accomplishment of an objective |
| Spanish | advenimiento, venida | |
| Catalan | adveniment, vinguda | |
| Meaning | The season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas. | |
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| Part of | church calendar, ecclesiastical calendar | A calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals |
| Parts | Advent Sunday | The first of the four Sundays during Advent |
| Broader | season | A recurrent time marked by major holidays |
| Spanish | Adviento | |
| Catalan | Advent | |
| Meaning | (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment. | |
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| Synonyms | Second Coming, Second Coming of Christ, Second Advent, Parousia | |
| Category | Christian theology | The teachings of Christian churches |
| Instance of | manifestation | A clear appearance |
| Spanish | advenimiento, Adviento, Parousia, Parusia, parusía, Parusía, segunda venida, segundo advenimiento | |
| Catalan | Parusia | |
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