Parousia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Parousia \Pa*rou"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See {Parusia}.]
     (a) The nativity of our Lord.
     (b) The last day. --Shipley.
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Parousia
       n : (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for
           the Last Judgment [syn: {Second Coming}, {Second Coming
           of Christ}, {Second Advent}, {Advent}]