Parousia
noun
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Parousia
American
[puh-roo-zee-uh, -see-uh, pahr-oo-see-uh]
/ pəˈru zi ə, -si ə, ˌpɑr uˈsi ə /
parousia
British
/ pəˈruːsɪə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Parousia
1870–75; < Greek parousía a being present, presence, equivalent to par- par- + ous- (stem of ôn, present participle of eînai to be) + -ia -ia
Example Sentences
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At least the study should enable us to distinguish two inspired terms which have been needlessly confounded by not a few writers, viz.: the words "Paraclete," and "Parousia."
From The Ministry of the Spirit by Gordon, A. J. (Adoniram Judson)
The Paraclete attends the church in the days of her humiliation; the Parousia introduces the church into the day of her glory.
From The Ministry of the Spirit by Gordon, A. J. (Adoniram Judson)
The Parousia for which the Lord had looked, delayed.
From The Case of Richard Meynell by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
Observe their difference: In the Paraclete, Christ comes spiritually and invisibly; in the Parousia, he comes bodily and gloriously.
From The Ministry of the Spirit by Gordon, A. J. (Adoniram Judson)
Now the spiritual kingdom is administered by the Holy Ghost, and it extends from Pentecost to Parousia.
From The Ministry of the Spirit by Gordon, A. J. (Adoniram Judson)
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