Advent
noun
Ad·vent ˈad-ˌvent 
chiefly British -vənt
1
: the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
2
a
: the coming of Christ at the Incarnation (see incarnation sense 3b(1))
b
: second coming
3
not capitalized : a coming into being or use
the advent of spring
the advent of pasteurization
the advent of personal computers
Synonyms
- appearance
- arrival
- coming
- incoming
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin adventus, going back to Latin, "arrival, appearance," from adven-, variant stem of advenīre "to arrive" (from ad- ad- + venīre "to come," going back to Indo-European *gwem-i̯e-) + -tus, suffix of action nouns — more at come entry 1
First Known Use
12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing Advent
Kids Definition
advent
noun
ad·vent
ˈad-ˌvent
: the arrival or coming of something
the advent of spring
advent
noun
as in arrival
the act of coming upon a scene with the advent of the mass-produced automobile, the need for a better system of roads and highways soon became apparent Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- arrival
- appearance
- coming
- beginning
- onset
- start
- incoming
- dawning
- approach
- dawn
- inception
- genesis
- commencement
- birth
- entrance
- debut
- ingress
- début
- morning
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- departure
- disappearance
- passing
- retirement
- evaporation
- departing
- exiting
- dissolution
- farewell
- parting
- withdrawal
- quitting
- vanishing
- exit
- dissipation
- melting
- going
- fading
- decampment
- emigration
- egress
- exodus
- decamping
- leave-taking
- retreat
- leaving
- evacuation
- fadeaway
- clearing out