Parousia
pronunciation
How to pronounce Parousia in British English: UK [ˌpɑ:ru:ˈsiə,pəˈru:ziə]
How to pronounce Parousia in American English: US [ˌpɑruˈsiə, pəˈruziə]
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- Noun:
- (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment
Word Origin
- Parousia (n.)
- "Second Coming," a reference to Matt. xxiv:27, 1875, from Greek parousia, literally "presence," from para- (see para- (1)) + ousia "essence," from on, genitive ontos, present participle of einai "to be" (see ion).
Example
- 1. What are we to expect before and after the parousia .