parousia

2 definitions found

parousia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

parousia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Parousia
      n 1: (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for
           the Last Judgment [syn: Second Coming, Second Coming of Christ
           , Second Advent, Advent, Parousia]