event has definitions from the field of physics
1
[ noun ] something that happens at a given place and time

Used in print

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

She was moving_up to the allowance department after winning a $ 10000 claiming event .

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

But if you keep a calendar of events , as we do , you noticed a conflict .

(The Providence Journal...)

This is one of the happier events of the season .

(Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)

It will be recalled from the discussion in Section 7 that the position of the `` right '' , as represented by Barth , rests_on the following thesis : The only tenable alternative to Bultmann 's position is a theology that ( 1 ) rejects or at_least qualifies his unconditioned demand for demythologization and existential interpretation ; ( 2 ) accepts instead a special biblical hermeneutics or method of interpretation ; and ( 3 ) in so doing , frees itself to give appropriate emphasis to the event Jesus_Christ by means of statements that , from Bultmann 's point_of_view , are mythological .

(Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)

Of_course , the crowning event that has dramatically upset the traditional pattern of English religious history was the friendly visit paid by Dr._Fisher , then Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury , to the Vatican last December .

2
[ noun ] a special set of circumstances

Synonyms

case

Examples

"in that event, the first possibility is excluded" "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"

Used in print

(The Atlanta Constitution...)

It says that `` in the event Congress does provide this increase in federal funds '' , the State_Board_of_Education should be directed to `` give priority '' to teacher pay raises .

(Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)

Hence , if what is in_question is whether in a given theology myth is or is not completely rejected , it is unimportant whether only a_little bit of myth or a considerable quantity is accepted ; for , in either event , the first possibility is excluded .

(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)

The events of the last quarter of an hour , mysterious to any bird accustomed only to the predictable life of coop and barnyard , had overcome the doctor 's hen and she gave_out a series of cackly wails , perhaps mourning her nest , but briefly enjoyed .

Related terms

circumstance

3
[ noun ] a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

Examples

"the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise" "his decision had depressing consequences for business" "he acted very wise after the event"

4
[ noun ] (relativity theory) a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
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