/ Dictionary / Index A advent: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ad•vent Pronunciation: (ad'vent), [key] — n. a coming into place, view, or being; arrival: the advent of the holiday season. (usually cap.) the coming of Christ into the world. (cap.) the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas, observed in commemoration of the coming of Christ into the world. (usually cap.) See Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: advent (Thesaurus) advection fog Adventist Related Content Daily Word Quiz: charlatan Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language