Advent is a season in the Christian calendar preceding Christmas. It is synonymous with the secularized Christmas season. 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 The Advent (magazine), a magazine published by the Sri Aurobindo Ashram Places Advent, Cornwall, United Kingdom, a civil parish Advent, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community Technology Advent Computers, a computer brand produced by British company DSG International Advent Corporation, a company founded by Henry Kloss that made speakers and home audio equipment Advent Software, a financial software company based in San Francisco Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology, or ADVENT, an aircraft engine development program run by the US Air Force Advent (Voxx International), a brand of speakers, hi-fi equipment and computer peripherals Computer games Colossal Cave Adventure or ADVENT, a 1970s computer game Mega Man ZX Advent, a 2007 video game Advent Rising, a 2005 video game A faction in the game Sins of a Solar Empire ADVENT, the faction opposing the player in XCOM 2 Companies Advent International, a global buyout firm Advent (publisher), a publisher of science fiction books Music The Advent, a British electronic music band Advent (band), an American hardcore punk band "Advent", a song by Opeth from the album Morningrise Other uses Advent (film), a 2016 film by Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi Advent Trilogy, a series of fantasy novels by James Treadwell See also Adventism, a branch of Protestant Christianity Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, a Japanese animated film People Advent Bangun, Indonesian actor and martial arts artist