Advent Sunday

proper noun

The fourth Sunday before Christmas Day, the start of Advent: 30 November (Saint Andrew's Day) or the nearest Sunday to it.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. The fourth Sunday before Christmas Day, the start of Advent: 30 November (Saint Andrew's Day) or the nearest Sunday to it.

Translations

Dutch adventszondag
  • adventszondagfourth Sunday before Christmas Day, the start of Advent
Finnish adventtisunnuntai
  • adventtisunnuntaifourth Sunday before Christmas Day, the start of Advent
German Adventssonntag
  • Adventssonntagfourth Sunday before Christmas Day, the start of Advent
Polish niedziela adwentowa
  • niedziela adwentowafourth Sunday before Christmas Day, the start of Advent
Swedish adventssöndag
  • adventssöndagfourth Sunday before Christmas Day, the start of Advent
Cite this entry
APA

Advent Sunday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Advent%20Sunday

MLA

“Advent Sunday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Advent%20Sunday. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Advent Sunday,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Advent%20Sunday.

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