Advent (disambiguation)
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Advent means "arrival" or "coming". It may refer to:
- Advent, a season in the Christian calendar preceding Christmas.
- Nativity Fast, Advent in the Eastern Orthodox Church
- Advent (band), a band from Solid State Records formed after the end of the Christian Hardcore band Beloved
- Advent, Cornwall, a village in the United Kingdom
- Advent, West Virginia, a community in the United States
- Advent, another name for the Colossal Cave Adventure game.
- Advent, a speaker and computer peripheral company founded by Henry Kloss
- Advent (publisher), a publisher of science fiction books
- Advent Computers - a computer manufacturer wholly owned by DSG International plc
- Advent Software, a financial software company based in San Francisco
Similar titles include:
- The 2005 video game Advent Rising.
- The 2005 Square Enix CGI film Final Fantasy VII Advent Children.
- The 2007 video game Mega Man ZX Advent.