Advent

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Advent is a season in the Christian calendar preceding Christmas.

Advent may also refer to:

Religion

• Second Coming, the return of Jesus to Earth in Christian belief
• Nativity Fast, Advent in the Eastern Orthodox Church

Places

United Kingdom

• Advent, Cornwall, a civil parish

United States

• Advent, West Virginia, an unincorporated community

Technology

• Advent Computers, a computer brand produced by British company DSG International
• Advent Software, a financial software company based in San Francisco
• Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology, or ADVENT, an aircraft engine development program run by the United States Air Force
• Advent, a speaker, hi-fi equipment and computer peripheral company founded by Henry Kloss

Computer games

• Colossal Cave Adventure or ADVENT, a 1970s computer game
• Mega Man ZX Advent, a 2007 video game
• A faction in the game Sins of a Solar Empire

Music

• The Advent, a British electronic music band
• Advent (band), an American hardcore punk band
• "Advent", a song by Opeth from the album Morningrise

Fiction

• Advent Trilogy, fantasy novel series by James Treadwell

Other uses

• Advent International, a global buyout firm
• Advent (publisher), a publisher of science fiction books

See also

• Adventism
• Advent Rising, a 2005 video game
• Final Fantasy VII Advent Children

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