parousia

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Definition of parousia in English English dictionary

the second coming of Christ

{i} (Christianity) return of Jesus to earth to judge the living and the dead, Second Advent, Second Coming

Greek for coming, advent, presence as of a deity or emperor In Christian usage Parousia developed into a technical term referring to the coming of Christ as judge at the end of the age It is equivalent to "Second Coming"

A Greek term (meaning "being by" or "being near") used to denote the Second Coming or appearance of Christ, commonly regarded as his return to judge the world, punish the wicked, and redeem the saved It is a major concept in apocalyptic Christianity (Mark 13; Matt 24-25; Luke 21; 1 and 2 Thess ; 2 Pet 2-3; Rev ); but see also John 14: 25-29; which emphasizes Jesus' continued spiritual presence rather than an eschatological apparition

A Greek term, which literally means "coming" or "arrival," used to refer to the second coming of Christ The notion of the parousia is an important aspect of Christian understandings of the "last things " See p 466

Participation Pathos Peitho Periagoge Phenomena Philia Philodoxy Philomythos Philosophy Phronesis Plato Platonism and Aristotelianism Pleonexia Pleroma Pleromatic metaxy Pneuma Pneumatic differentiation Political reality Pothos Presence, indelible Primary experience of the cosmos Psyche

The last day

   Greek, "presence," by extension "appearance " The second coming of Christ

The coming, or saving presence, of Christ which will mark the completion of salvation history and the coming to perfection of God's kingdom at the end of the world

Technical term for the Second Coming of Christ

Second Coming: (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment

Another name for the Second coming of Christ See The Second Coming

The nativity of our Lord

The Greek word, parousi/a, meaning "presence" or "appearance " The term is used almost exclusively to indicate Christ's second coming

Hyphenation

par·ou·si·a

Etymology

() From Ancient Greek παρουσία (“presence”).