Advent
See also: advent
English
Etymology
See advent
Proper noun
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.
Synonyms
- (season): Christmas season, Christmastide, yuletide; holiday season (secular)
Related terms
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- Advent wreath
Translations
coming of the Christ
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season before Christmas
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Catalan
Pronunciation
German
Etymology
From Middle High German advente, from Latin adventus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔatˈvɛnt/
Audio (file)
Noun
Advent m (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
Derived terms
- Adventskalender, Adventkalender
- Adventskranz
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- Àdvenat
Etymology
From Latin adventus (“coming to”), perfect passive participle form of verb advenīre (“come to”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǎdʋent/
- Hyphenation: Ad‧vent
Noun
Àdvent m (Cyrillic spelling А̀двент)
- (Christianity) Advent (the first or the expected second coming of Christ)
Declension
Declension of Advent
singular | |
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nominative | Advent |
genitive | Adventa |
dative | Adventu |
accusative | Advent |
vocative | Advente |
locative | Adventu |
instrumental | Adventom |
Related terms
References
- “Advent” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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