Advent Sunday

American  

noun

1. the first Sunday in Advent.

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Advent Sunday British  

noun

1. the first of the four Sundays of Advent, and the one that falls nearest to November 30

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Example Sentences

On the morning of the first Advent Sunday, Stuttgart was quiet and peaceful.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2015

Michaëlis had to preach on Advent Sunday at Aix, before the Parliament.

From La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Michelet, Jules

The afternoon service of the first Advent Sunday had ended in the camp before Frederickshall.

From Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna by Velde, C. F. van der (Carl Franz)

Never shall I hear it again without thinking of the last pages of the Gallipoli story, and of that Advent Sunday of big decisions.

From Tell England A Study in a Generation by Raymond, Ernest

Then there is the loss of a day every year until Advent Sunday again falls on the 27th of November and so on.

From Our Calendar by Packer, George Nichols