Meaning & use
parousia
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in Christian theology, the anticipated second coming of Christ.
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The sermon focused on Christian hope for the parousia, the promised return of Christ.
Scholars have debated how early Christian writers understood the timing of the parousia.
A note on using this word
Parousia comes directly from Greek, meaning 'presence' or 'arrival'; it remains a specialized theological term rather than everyday vocabulary.
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Second Coming
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