ADVENT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the advent of the computer
    Hypernyms(s) advent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) Advent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas
    Hypernyms(s) Advent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower