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advent collapse: arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer"; the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas

emergence collapse: the act of emerging; the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"; the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"

arrival collapse: accomplishment of an objective; the act of arriving at a certain place; "they awaited her arrival"; someone who arrives (or has arrived)

redeemable collapse: susceptible to improvement or reform; "a redeemable sinner"; recoverable upon payment or fulfilling a condition; "redeemable goods in a pawnshop"

epiphany collapse: a divine manifestation; twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus

incarnation collapse: (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ; time passed in a particular bodily form; "he believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation"

avatar collapse: the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form; "the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu"

debut collapse: the presentation of a debutante in society; appear for the first time in public; "The new ballet that debuts next months at Covent Garden, is already sold out"; make one's debut; "This young soprano debuts next month at the Metropolitan Opera"; present for the first time to the public; "The band debuts a new song or two each month"

occurrence collapse: an instance of something occurring; "a disease of frequent occurrence"; "the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets"

attainment collapse: arrival at a new stage; "his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition"; the act of achieving an aim; "the attainment of independence"

apparition collapse: an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly; "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger"; something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"; the appearance of a ghostlike figure; "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"; a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"

forthcoming collapse: available when required or as promised; "federal funds were not forthcoming"

unfolding collapse: a developmental process; "the flowering of antebellum culture"

theophany collapse: a visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation of a deity to a human person

materialization collapse: an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit); the process of coming into being; becoming reality; "the materialization of her dream"

realization collapse: something that is made real or concrete; "the victory was the realization of a whole year's work"; making real or giving the appearance of reality; the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer; a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained; coming to understand something clearly and distinctly; "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases"; a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer

nearness collapse: the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action"

launching collapse: the act of propelling with force; the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time

haunting collapse: continually recurring to the mind; "haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy; having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect; "from two handsome and talented young men to two haunting horrors of disintegration"-Charles Lee

intervening collapse: standing between or separating two objects or areas; "Paris--where the same city lies on both sides of an intervening river"; "after reaching the top of the hill he looked across an intervening meadow to another line of hills"; occurring or falling between events or points in time; "so much had happened during the intervening years"

homeward collapse: oriented toward home; "in a homeward direction"; "homeward-bound commuters"; toward home; "fought his way homeward through the deep snow"

ensuing collapse: following immediately and as a result of what went before; "ensuing events confirmed the prediction"

manifestation collapse: a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing; "a manifestation of disease"; a clear appearance; "a manifestation of great emotion"

accession collapse: the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne); "Elizabeth's accession in 1558"; agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination"; something added to what you already have; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff"; (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement; a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group); "the art collection grew through accession"; make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library

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