Advent vs. Epiphany

Adventnoun

arrival; onset; a time when something first comes or appears

Epiphanynoun

A manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being.

Adventnoun

The period including the four Sundays before Christmas.

Epiphanynoun

An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.

Adventnoun

The first or the expected second coming of Christ.

Epiphanynoun

(Christianity) Season or time of the Christian church year either from the Epiphany feast day to Shrove Tuesday (the day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent) or from the Epiphany feast day to the feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple (see Epiphany).

Adventnoun

Coming; any important arrival; approach.

‘Death's dreadful advent.’; ‘Expecting still his advent home.’;

Epiphanynoun

An appearance, or a becoming manifest.

‘Whom but just before they beheld transfigured and in a glorious epiphany upon the mount.’; ‘An epic poet, if ever such a difficult birth should make its epiphany in Paris.’;

Adventnoun

arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous);

‘the advent of the computer’;

Epiphanynoun

A church festival celebrated on the 6th of January, the twelfth day after Christmas, in commemoration of the visit of the Magi of the East to Bethlehem, to see and worship the child Jesus; or, as others maintain, to commemorate the appearance of the star to the Magi, symbolizing the manifestation of Christ to the Gentles; Twelfthtide.

Adventnoun

the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas

Epiphanynoun

a divine manifestation

Adventnoun

(Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment

Epiphanynoun

twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus

Advent

Advent is a season of the liturgical year observed in most Christian denominations as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for both the celebration of the Nativity of Christ at Christmas and the return of Christ at the Second Coming. Advent is the beginning of the liturgical year in Western Christianity, and is part of the wider Christmas and holiday season.

Epiphanynoun

the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12).

Epiphanynoun

the festival commemorating the Epiphany on 6 January.

Epiphanynoun

a manifestation of a divine or supernatural being.

Epiphanynoun

a moment of sudden and great revelation or realization.