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Advent vs Formation - What's the difference?

advent | formation |

As a proper noun advent

is (christianity) the first or the expected second coming of christ.

As a noun formation is

formation.

advent

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Coming; coming to; approach; arrival.
  • * Young
  • Death's dreadful advent
  • * 1853 , , "Bartleby, the Scrivener," in Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories'', New York: Penguin, 1968; reprinted 1995 as ''Bartleby , ISBN 0146000129, p. 3:
  • 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.
  • (religion, Christianity, always capitalized) See Advent.
  • Synonyms

    * (coming) arrival, approach, oncome, onset

    formation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something possessing structure or form.
  • The act of assembling a group or structure.
  • (geology) A rock or face of a mountain.
  • (military) A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc.
  • (military) An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation".
  • The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation.
  • Synonyms

    * (military grouping of units) battle group, brigade group, task force, combat team * (military arrangement of forces) tactical formation, battle formation