Parousia

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pəˈruːsɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pə ro̅o̅′zē ə, -sē ə, pär′o̅o̅ sē′ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Par•ou•si•a  (pə ro̅o̅′zē ə, -sē ə, pär′o̅o̅ sē′ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Religionadvent (def. 4).
  2. Philosophy(l.c.) [Platonism.]the presence in any thing of the idea after which it was formed.
  • Greek parousía a being present, presence, equivalent. to par- par- + ous- (stem of ôn, present participle of eînai to be) + -ia -ia
  • 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
parousia /pəˈruːsɪə/ n
  1. another term for the Second Coming
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek: presence

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