Second Advent
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Second Advent
First recorded in 1730–40
Example Sentences
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The Puritans were chiliasts, firm believers in the millennial prophecies of the Bible: the coming of the antichrist, the Second Advent, Armageddon, the works.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2016
William Miller, Baptist licentiate, began to preach in 1831 of the Second Advent of The Christ.
From Time Magazine Archive
But some still believed that Christ's Second Advent was imminent.
From Time Magazine Archive
According to Divine Principle, the time for this "Lord of the Second Advent" to be born was right after World War I, and the place, Korea.
From Time Magazine Archive
A remarkable invention is the etomasia, a splendid empty throne prepared for the Second Advent.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
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