Definition
The arrival or beginning of something important, such as a new technology, era, or event. In Christian tradition, it also refers to the period before Christmas that celebrates the coming of Jesus.
Etymology
From Latin *adventus* meaning “arrival,” from *advenire* “to come to, to arrive,” built from *ad-* “to” and *venire* “to come.” It entered English through church Latin and Old French.
Kelly Says
Whenever you say “the advent of smartphones,” you’re using a word that originally meant a sacred arrival. The same term used for a religious coming is now used for new gadgets and ideas crashing into history.
Translations
CSČeština
příchod
PREE-khod
DADansk
ankomst
AHN-kohmst
DEDeutsch
Ankunft
AHN-koonft
ELΕλληνικά
έλευση
EH-lef-see
ESEspañol
advenimiento
ad-veh-nee-mee-EN-toh
FRFrançais
avènement
ah-ven-MAHN
HUMagyar
eljövetel
EL-yuh-veh-tel
IDBahasa Indonesia
kedatangan
keh-dah-TAHNG-an
IGIG
ọbịbịa
oh-bee-bee-ah
ITItaliano
avvento
ah-VVEN-toh
KMKM
ការមកដល់
kaa mok dol
MSBahasa Melayu
kedatangan
keh-dah-TAHNG-an
MYမြန်မာ
ရောက်လာခြင်း
yauk-laa-chin
NLNederlands
komst
kohmst
NONorsk
ankomst
AHN-kohmst
PLPolski
nadejście
nah-DEYS-cheh
PTPortuguês
advento
ad-VEN-too
RORomână
venire
veh-NEE-reh
RUРусский
пришествие
pri-SHEST-vee-ye
SVSvenska
ankomst
AHN-kohmst
THไทย
การมาถึง
gaan maa theung
TLTL
pagdating
pahg-DAH-ting
UKУкраїнська
прихід
pry-KHEED
VITiếng Việt
sự đến
suh den
ZUZU
ukufika
oo-koo-FEE-kah