Advent wreath
Advent wreath noun: a usually evergreen wreath adorned with four (or sometimes five) candles, the first of which is lit on Advent Sunday, followed by the lighting of an additional candle on each subsequent Sunday.
Noun
Advent wreath (plural Advent wreaths)
- A usually evergreen wreath adorned with four (or sometimes five) candles, the first of which is lit on Advent Sunday, followed by the lighting of an additional candle on each subsequent Sunday.
- Local custom gives us an “Advent Tree” or “Advent Wreath”: the trees are diminutive Christmas trees, which bear one candle for each Sunday in Advent; the wreaths are wooden rings with as many holes as there are days before Christmas Eve, decorated with fir green, and gay ribbons, and hung up over...1929 December 28, “Correspondence: A Letter from Oberammergau. [To the Editor of the Spectator.]”, in The Spectator, volume 143, number 5296, page 972
- Synonyms:
- Advent crown
Synonyms of Advent wreath
Forms of Advent wreath
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Questions about Advent wreath
- What does Advent wreath mean?
- Advent wreath means a usually evergreen wreath adorned with four (or sometimes five) candles, the first of which is lit on Advent Sunday, followed by the lighting of an additional candle on each subsequent Sunday.
- What part of speech is Advent wreath?
- Advent wreath is a noun.
- What is the plural of Advent wreath?
- The plural of Advent wreath is Advent wreaths.
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