advent

(noun)

noun

1. arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)

- the advent of the computer

Similar word(s): coming

Definition categories: act, arrival, reaching

2. the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas

Definition categories: time, season

3. (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment

Similar word(s): parousia

Definition categories: event