adven

See also: advén

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch advent, from Latin adventus (“arrival, approach”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈat.vɛn]
• Hyphenation: ad‧vèn

Noun

advèn (plural adven-adven)

1. (Christianity, Catholicism) Advent
   1. the first or the expected second coming of Christ

      Synonym: parousia

   2. the period or season of the Christian church year between Advent Sunday and Christmas

      Synonym: pranatal

Further reading

• “adven” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.