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Parousia — Second Coming, 1875, from Gk. parousia, lit. presence. A reference to Matt. xxiv:27 … Etymology dictionary
Parousia — [pär΄o͞o sē′ə, pə ro͞o′zē ə] n. [Gr(Ec) parousia < Gr, lit., presence, arrival < para ,PARA 1 + ousia, a being, substance < stem of ōn, prp. of einai, to be: see ONTO ] SECOND COMING … English World dictionary
Parousia — Pa*rou si*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See {Parusia}.] (a) The nativity of our Lord. (b) The last day. Shipley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parousia — Greek for ‘presence’, and used in the NT for the coming of Christ within an eschatological [[➝ eschatology]] complex including judgement [[➝ Judgement]] and resurrection though the word can also denote simply the ‘presence’ of an apostle among… … Dictionary of the Bible
Parousia — Par•ou•si•a [[t]pəˈru zi ə, si ə, ˌpɑr uˈsi ə[/t]] n. rel Second Coming • Etymology: 1870–75; < Gk parousía a being present, presence … From formal English to slang
parousia — /pəˈruziə/ (say puh roohzeeuh) noun the return of Christ to earth at the end of the world; the Second Advent. {Greek parousia arrival, especially visit of a royal or official personage, or of a god} …
Parousia — noun Etymology: Greek, literally, presence, from paront , parōn, present participle of pareinai to be present, from para + einai to be more at is Date: 1844 Second Coming … New Collegiate Dictionary
parousia — noun the second coming of Christ … Wiktionary
PAROUSIA — a Greek term used in CHRISTIANITY referring to the RETURN OF CHRIST also known as His SECOND ADVENT … Concise dictionary of Religion
parousia — second coming of Christ Ecclesiastical Terms … Phrontistery dictionary
