parousia

English

Etymology

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

Noun

parousia

1. The second coming of Christ.
   • 1948, CS Lewis, Notes on the Way:

     Only one wearing the masculine uniform can (provisionally, and till the Parousia) represent the Lord to the Church: for we are all, corporately and individually, feminine to Him.

Related terms

• parusia

Translations

Second Coming of Christ

• Catalan: parusia f
• Finnish: paruusia (fi)
• French: parousie (fr) f
• German: Parusie (de) f
• Hungarian: parúzia
• Polish: paruzja (pl) f
• Spanish: parusía (es) f