Advent
Advent [ AD-vent ] | |
[ noun ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. the arrival or coming 2. the period before Christmas, that includes four Sundays preceding it, which is considered by Christians as a time to pray and fast 3. the coming or birth of Jesus Christ at the incarnation | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
The advent of the information age was welcomed by the developing world. |