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Parousia

(pär′o̵̅o̅ sē′ə, pə ro̵̅o̅′zē ə)

noun

Second Coming

Origin: Gr(Ec) parousia < Gr, lit., presence, arrival < para-, para- + ousia, a being, substance < stem of ōn, prp. of einai, to be: see onto-

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noun

The Second Coming.

Origin:

Origin: Greek parousiā, presence, Parousia

Origin: , from parousa

Origin: , feminine present participle of pareinai, to be present

Origin: : para-, beside; see para-¹

Origin: + einai, to be; see es- in Indo-European roots

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