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单词 Parousia
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Definition of Parousia in English:

Parousia

noun pəˈruːzɪəpəˈro͞ozēə
Christian Theology
  • another term for Second Coming
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She makes a rather large assumption that all of earliest Christianity would have been just as apocalyptic in its outlook as the Apostle Paul, and that it suffered mightily from a delay of the Parousia.
    • Whatever the season of the Church Year, we, in fact, live in the time between Pentecost and the Parousia.
    • According to the author's thesis, Mark understood these occurrences to be the apocalyptic sign triggering the events of the end-time described in the verses that lead up to the Parousia.
    • This side of the Parousia, we remain the best hope for mankind.
    • By the way, the perception of a ‘delay’ of the Parousia is also a nineteenth-century German theological category.

Origin

Greek, literally 'being present'.

 
 

Definition of Parousia in US English:

Parousia

nounpəˈro͞ozēə
Christian Theology
  • another term for Second Coming
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Whatever the season of the Church Year, we, in fact, live in the time between Pentecost and the Parousia.
    • According to the author's thesis, Mark understood these occurrences to be the apocalyptic sign triggering the events of the end-time described in the verses that lead up to the Parousia.
    • She makes a rather large assumption that all of earliest Christianity would have been just as apocalyptic in its outlook as the Apostle Paul, and that it suffered mightily from a delay of the Parousia.
    • By the way, the perception of a ‘delay’ of the Parousia is also a nineteenth-century German theological category.
    • This side of the Parousia, we remain the best hope for mankind.

Origin

Greek, literally ‘being present’.

 
 
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