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Definition of Parousia
1. Noun. (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment.
Category relationships: Christian Theology
Generic synonyms: Manifestation
Definition of Parousia
1. n. The nativity of our Lord.
Definition of Parousia
1. Noun. the second coming of Christ ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Parousia
1. the second coming of Christ [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Parousia
Literary usage of Parousia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of the Apostolic Church by James Hastings, John Alexander Selbie, John Chisholm Lambert (1918)
"The Apostle, however, continues to the end to lay stress upon the latter aspect
of the parousia, as will be seen, and to the present writer it appears ..."
2. New Englander and Yale Review by Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight (1879)
"The author maintains that " the parousia of Christ is his abiding presence ...
He argues that the parousia, commonly rendered in the New Testament "coming ..."
3. The New Englander by William Lathrop Kingsley (1879)
"The author maintains that "the parousia of Christ is his abiding presence among
men in the ... That the time when the parousia begins is not definitely ..."
4. New Testament Theology: Or, Historical Account of the Teaching of Jesus and by Willibald Beyschlag, Neil Buchanan (1895)
"NEARNESS OF THE parousia In following the apostle in this closing chapter of his
teaching, which is prophetic in the narrower sense, we must, of course, ..."
5. Biblical Theology of the New Testament by Bernhard Weiss, David Eaton, James E. Duguid (1882)
"The parousia and th-e Completion of Salvation. Christ comes down from heaven in
divine glory and accompanied by angels, as He Himself has prophesied. ..."
6. Socialism and Character by Vida Dutton Scudder (1912)
"expectation of a parousia, a swift second coming of the Lord in glory, ...
In different ways these two conceptions of the Church and the parousia have been ..."
7. St. Paul's Conceptions of the Last Things by Harry Angus Alexander Kennedy (1904)
"St Paul's statements regarding the parousia are most intimately interwoven with
his treatment of the Resurrection. Both belong to that inbreaking of the era ..."
8. The Baptist Quarterly by Baptist Historical Society (1875)
"IN pondering the weighty and blessed doctrine of the parousia, it will be wise
to follow the order suggested by these sacred words. ..."
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