advent

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Arrival; onset; a time when something first comes or appears; the time when it is approaching.

Verb

1. 1
   To arrive or begin, especially at the first coming or appearance of something.

Proper noun

1. 1
   The first or the expected second coming of Christ.
2. 2
   The period or season of the Christian church year between Advent Sunday and Christmas: the period of the advent (approaching) of Christmas.
3. 3
   An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States, named after a local church, itself named after the Christian concept.
4. 4
   A civil parish near Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England.