What is the difference between advent and christmas?
advent | christmas |
Coming; coming to; approach; arrival.
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(religion, Christianity, always capitalized) See Advent.
A widely celebrated festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian and secular customs.
A personification of Christmas.
Christmas Day, the day it is celebrated, 25 December, an English quarter day.
Christmastide, the Twelve Days of Christmas, the season (traditionally from the 24th of December to the 6th of January) around the holiday.
(US, retailing) The period from the Friday following Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve, busy with shopping and preparations for Christmas.
(marketing, retailing) Christmas season, the end of the year period, busy with shopping and preparations for Christmas.
As nouns the difference between advent and christmas
is that advent is coming; coming to; approach; arrival while Christmas is christmas Day, the day it is celebrated, 25 December, an English quarter day.As proper nouns the difference between advent and christmas
is that advent is the first or the expected second coming of Christ while Christmas is a widely celebrated festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian and secular customs.advent
English
Noun
(en noun)- Death's dreadful advent
- At the period just preceding the advent of Bartleby, I had two persons as copyists in my employment, and a promising lad as an office-boy.
Synonyms
* (coming) arrival, approach, oncome, onsetchristmas
English
(wikipedia Christmas)Alternative forms
* Xmas, X-masProper noun
(es)- Do you celebrate Christmas ?
Coordinate terms
*MawlidNoun
(es)- This Christmas we'll open presents then go to grandma's for dinner.
- The last three Christmases have been good for retailers.
- The Christmas shoppers spent less this December, than last year, but our store will probably see just as many returned items during the twelve days of Christmas.