Advent
See also: advent
English edit
Etymology edit
See advent.
Proper noun edit
Advent
- (Christianity) The first or the expected second coming of Christ.
- (Christianity) The period or season of the Christian church year between Advent Sunday and Christmas.
- A civil parish near Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England; derived from Saint Adwen or Adwenna.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States, named after a local church.
Synonyms edit
- (season): Christmas season, Christmastide, yuletide; holiday season (secular)
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Translations edit
coming of the Christ
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season before Christmas
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Further reading edit
- Advent on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Advent (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [ədˈben]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ədˈvent]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [adˈvent]
- Rhymes: -ent
Proper noun edit
Advent m
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German advente, borrowed from Latin adventus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Advent m (strong, genitive Adventes or Advents, plural Advente)
- (Christianity) Advent
- Advent, Advent, ein Lichtlein brennt. ― Advent, advent, a light is burning.
- Erst eins, dann zwei, dann drei, dann vier; ― First one, then two, then three, then four;
- Dann steht das Christkind vor der Tür. ― Then the Christkind is at the door. (A nursery rhyme.)
Declension edit
Declension of Advent [masculine, strong]
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Luxembourgish edit
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Noun edit
Advent m (uncountable)
Serbo-Croatian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin adventus (“coming to”), perfect passive participle form of verb advenīre (“come to”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Àdvent m (Cyrillic spelling А̀двент)
- (Christianity) Advent (the first or the expected second coming of Christ)
Declension edit
Declension of Advent
Related terms edit
References edit
- “Advent” in Hrvatski jezični portal