Advent (from the Latin Adventus, sc. Redemptoris, "the coming of the Saviour") is a holy season of the Christian church, the period of preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Christ, or Christmas. It is the beginning of the Christian year (except in the Eastern churches, whose year begins on September 1). In Eastern Orthodox churches — where it is also called the Nativity Fast, Winter Lent, or the Christmas Lent — it lasts forty days, beginning on November 15 (for those churches ...

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Advent (from Latin ad to, toward + venio to come)

Arrival; in Christianity a period of some four weeks preceding Christmas.

In pre-Christian Greece one of the great seats of initiation was Eleusis, a Greek word meaning coming or advent. All the Mystery schools of antiquity taught and dramatized doctrines dealing with that which is to come: the mysteries of death, rebirth, and initiation -- the birth or awakening of the inner Buddha or Christos in the neophyte. This was called the coming or advent of the god within.

Advent may also be used to signify the serial comings into the human sphere of a nirmanakaya who imbodies a dhyani-buddha -- a perfected human being from a preceding manvantara -- in order to enlighten the humanity of the current cycle. Such nirmanakayas work in the sphere of our earth as invisible or occasionally visible helpers of mankind.

The "second advent," referring to a second coming of Christ, was considered imminent by some early Christian sects, and is still expected by certain sects today. This echoes the archaic teaching concerning the advent of Maitreya-Buddha -- the next great Buddha to appear in the long line of Buddha-succession -- as well as the second coming of Elijah among the Jews, and the coming of the Kalki-avatara among the Hindus.

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A Christian theological definition of Advent according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:

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See also: Advent, Christianity, Body Mind and Soul)

An advent wreath is a ring or set of four candles, usually made with evergreen cuttings and used for household devotion by some Christians during the season of Advent. Many churches illuminate these candles in succession through the four weeks leading up to Christmas as part of their Sunday services for Advent. Typically, three of the candles are violet-coloured, and one is rose-coloured. Increasingly, due to changes in the Church's lectionary in the United States, all four candles may be violet. When used in household devotion ...

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An Advent calendar is a symbol of the holy season of Advent, celebrated in December near Christmas, another holiday season. The traditional calendar consists of two pieces of cardboard on top of each other. Twenty four doors are cut out in the top layer, with one door being opened every day, from December 1 to December 24 (Christmas Eve). Each compartment can either show a part of the Nativity story and the birth of Jesus, or can simply display a piece of paraphernalia to do with Christmas (e.g. Bells, holly). Advent Calendars ...

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The Advent Christian Church is a "first-day" body of Adventist Christians founded on the teachings of William Miller. Though the first Advent Christian Association was founded in Salem, Massachusetts in 1860, the church's formation is rooted in the adventist teachings began by Baptist preacher William Miller of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Jonathan Cummings (1785-1867), a disciple of Miller who reset Miller's prediction of Christ's coming as 1854, was also influential on the individuals who founded the Advent Christian ...

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Vincent Valentine is one of two hidden characters in the PlayStation RPG Final Fantasy VII, the other being Yuffie Kisaragi. He has also appeared in the fighting game Ehrgeiz and is the main character in the upcoming game Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII. He also serves as a supporting character in the CGI follow-up to Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. He appears as a tall, brooding man with long, unkempt black hair wearing a ragged red cloak over black clothes. His left arm ...

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Franz Anton Mesmer (May 23, 1734 – March 5, 1815) discovered what he called animal magnetism and others often called mesmerism. The evolution of Mesmer's ideas and practices led James Braid (1795-1860) to develop hypnosis in 1842. Franz Mesmer - Early life. Mesmer was born in the village of Iznang, Swabia. After studying at the Jesuit universities of Dillingen and Ingolstadt, he took up the study of medicine at the University of Vienna in 1759. In 1766 he published a doctoral dissertation with the Latin t ...

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A number of groups and persons have voiced criticisms of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which are summarized below. Criticism of the Seventh-day Adventist Church - Outsider criticisms of Seventh-day Adventism. Criticism of the Seventh-day Adventist Church - Cult status. Disputes have arisen among Evangelical counter-cult authors over whether Seventh-day Adventism is a cult, as is, a group which deviate from their views on biblical orthodoxy. In the late 1950s, Walter Martin a ...

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• Criticism of the Seventh-day Adventist Church - Christology
• Criticism of the Seventh-day Adventist Church - Annihilationism
• Criticism of the Seventh-day Adventist Church - Investigative Judgment and Salvation

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Cytogenetics is the study of the structure of chromosome material. It includes routine analysis of G-Banded chromosomes, other cytogenetic banding techniques, as well as molecular cytogenetics such as fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) and comparative genomic hybridization (CGH). Cytogenetics - History. Cytogenetics - Early years. Barbara McClintock began her career as a maize cytogeneticist. In 1931 McClintock and Harriet Creighton demonstrated that cytological recombinat ...

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• Cytogenetics - Routine analysis
• Cytogenetics - Fluorescent in situ hybridization
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History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Father Christ the Son The Holy Spirit The Bible Old Testament New Testament Apocrypha The Gospels Ten Commandments Sermon on the Mount Christian theology Salvation · Grace Christian worship Christian Church Catho ...

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• Liturgical year - Ordinary Time Time After Pentecost
• Liturgical year - Anglican and Protestant churches
• Liturgical year - Eastern Orthodox Church
• Liturgical year - The twelve Great Feasts
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Batavia is a city located in Genesee County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 16,256. The name Batavia is the Latin name for part of the Netherlands. The city is situated within the Town of Batavia. Its UN/LOCODE is USBIA. The City of Batavia is located near the middle of Genesse County and in the western part of the Town of Batavia. The New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) passes north of the city. The town hosts ...

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The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States, generally considered within the Reformed tradition, and formed in 1957 by the merger of two denominations, the Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches. As such, the UCC therefore unites one of the earliest Protestant denominations in the United States with various other mostly Reformed traditio ...

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• United Church of Christ - Divestment and Tear Down the Wall resolutions
• United Church of Christ - Ecumenical relations
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For the Boston area punk band see Siege (band). For the James Mason book see Siege (book) A siege is a prolonged military blockade and assault of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition. A siege occurs when an attacker encounters a city or fortress that refuses to surrender and cannot be easily taken by a frontal assault. Sieges usually involve surrounding the target and blocking the provision of supplies, typically coupled with siege engines, artillery bombardment or sapping (als ...

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The BEST (Marathi: बेस्ट) or the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport is Mumbai's public transport service and electricity provider. The government-owned organisation, which was set up in 1873, operates one of India's largest fleet of buses. Originally setup as a tramway company, it branched out into supplying electricity to the city in 1905, and later into operating ...

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The term Adventist can refer to One who believes in the Second Advent (usually known as the Second coming) of Jesus. A member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church A member of one of the other Adventist Churches, notably: Advent Christian Church United Seventh Day Brethren Church of God General Conference Primitive Advent Christian Church Millerites United Seventh-Day Brethren

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The British Broadcasting Company Ltd was a British commercial company formed on October 18, 1922 by British and American electrical companies doing business in the United Kingdom. Its original office was located on the fifth floor of the General Electric building in London. On December 14, 1922, John Reith was hired to become the Managing Director of the company. On December 31, 1926, the company was dissolved and its assets were transferred to the Crown Chartered British Broadcasting Corporation. British Broadcasting Co ...

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• British Broadcasting Company - Brief history
• British Broadcasting Company - Post Office stations
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• British Broadcasting Company - Advent of wireless broadcasting
• British Broadcasting Company - First test broadcasts
• British Broadcasting Company - Military intervention
• British Broadcasting Company - Test transmissions resume
• British Broadcasting Company - Incorporation and shares
• British Broadcasting Company - Directors
• British Broadcasting Company - International origins
• British Broadcasting Company - 1922-1926 BBC Timeline
• British Broadcasting Company - 1922
• British Broadcasting Company - 1923
• British Broadcasting Company - 1924
• British Broadcasting Company - 1925
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A Christian theological definition of Advent according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:

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Advent

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Adventism

Widespread trans-denominational movement inspired by William Miller's prediction that Jesus' "advent" (return) would take place in 1844. Even after the Great Disappointment (the date's failure), many people in the movement continued to believe.

Some suggested revised chronologies and new dates, eventually forming groups such as the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. Others, notably Hiram Edson and Ellen G. White, suggested that the 1844 date was accurate but that a heavenly (thus invisible) event had taken place. Their teachings became the basis of Seventh-day Adventism, which eventually spawned its own offshoots, including Armstrongism and the Branch Davidians.

(See also: Adventism, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

Definition and meaning of adventive plant:

adventive plant - a species of plant that has been introduced into an area but has not become permanently established

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