Parousia

[ puh-roo-zee-uh, -see-uh, pahr-oo-see-uh ]

noun
  1. (lowercase)Platonism. the presence in any thing of the idea after which it was formed.

Origin of Parousia

1
1870–75; <Greek parousía a being present, presence, equivalent to par-par- + ous- (stem of ôn, present participle of eînai to be) + -ia-ia

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British Dictionary definitions for parousia

parousia

/ (pəˈruːsɪə) /


noun
  1. Christianity another term for the Second Coming

Origin of parousia

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C19: from Greek: presence

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