Advent

noun
Ad*vent \ ˈad-ˌvent \ -vənt \
12th century{ds||1||}
  • the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
  • the coming of Christ at the Incarnation
  • second coming

Advent calendar

noun
Advent calendar \
1937
  • a Christmas-themed display designed to function as a kind of calendar with typically numbered flaps or drawers that correspond to the first 24 or 25 days of December, with a flap or drawer being opened daily to reveal a message, image, or small gift (such as a toy or treat); broadly : such a display tracking the days of a month leading up to a holiday or celebratory event other than Christmas

Advent Sunday

noun
Advent Sunday \
15th century
  • the first Sunday in Advent

Advent wreath

noun
Advent wreath \
1911
  • a usually evergreen wreath with four candles that are lit to mark the four Sundays of Advent

Advent Bay:g

geographical name
Ad*vent Bay \ ˈad-ˌvent \ -vənt \
  • inlet of the Arctic Ocean on western Spitsbergen Island
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