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

I mind the ash being in leaf on Advent Sunday, and a crowd of martins skimming round the church windows during sermon-time.

From Noughts and Crosses Stories, Studies and Sketches by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

They were baptized on Advent Sunday, 1848, and were the beginning of our native school.

From Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak by McDougall, Henriette

I would gladly have umpired at Monte Carlo on Good Friday, Easter, Advent Sunday, and Christmas, all rolled into one, if those men had asked me.

From A Padre in France by Birmingham, George A.

If there be any more Sundays before Advent Sunday, the Service of some of those Sundays that were omitted after the Epiphany shall be taken in to supply so many as are here wanting.

From The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy by Episcopal Church in Scotland