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Parousia definition

Par·ou·sia (pär′o̵̅o̅ sē′ə, pə ro̵̅o̅′zē ə)

noun

Second Coming

Etymology: 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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