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Parousia (n.)

"the Second Coming," 1875, a reference to Matthew xxiv.27, from Greek parousia, literally "presence," from para- (see para- (1)) + ousia "essence," from on, genitive ontos, present participle of einai "to be" (from PIE root *es- "to be"). Parusia, from a Modern Latin form of the Greek word, is a term in rhetoric: "the use of the present tense instead of the past or future, for dramatic effect."

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Definitions of Parousia from WordNet

Parousia (n.)
(Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment;
Synonyms: Second Coming / Second Coming of Christ / Second Advent / Advent
From wordnet.princeton.edu