definition of
[Advent]

[1] #1 Advent n. [advent, coming] arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer". wn

[2] #2 Advent n. the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas. wn

[3] #3 Advent n. [Second Coming, Second Coming of Christ, Second Advent, Parousia] (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment. wn