Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the first of the four Sundays during Advent;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sunday \Sun"day\, n. [AS. sunnandaeg; sunne, gen. sunnan, the
sun + daeg day; akin to D. zondag, G. sonntag; -- so called
because this day was anciently dedicated to the sun, or to
its worship. See Sun, and Day.]
The first day of the week, -- consecrated among Christians to
rest from secular employments, and to religious worship; the
Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day.
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Advent Sunday, Low Sunday, Passion Sunday, etc. See
under Advent, Low, etc.
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Syn: See Sabbath.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Advent \Ad`vent\, n. [L. adventus, fr. advenire, adventum: cf.
F. avent. See Advene.]
1. (Eccl.) The period including the four Sundays before
Christmas.
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Advent Sunday (Eccl.), the first Sunday in the season of
Advent, being always the nearest Sunday to the feast of
St. Andrew (Now. 30). --Shipley.
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2. The first or the expected second coming of Christ.
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3. Coming; any important arrival; approach.
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Death's dreadful advent. --Young.
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Expecting still his advent home. --Tennyson.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Advent Sunday
n 1: the first of the four Sundays during Advent