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parousian

parousian adjective: relating to the second coming of Christ.

Adjective

parousian (comparative more parousian, superlative most parousian)

  1. Relating to the second coming of Christ.
    • We may dismiss at once the extremists of both types: those on the one hand whose laxity of conviction or conduct defended even attendance at the degrading public spectacles … and those who from extreme parousian standpoints made life of any sort practically impossible.1908, Workman Herbert B, Persecution in the Early Church

Forms of parousian

comparativemore parousian
superlativemost parousian

Origin of parousian

From Ancient Greek παρουσία (parousía, “presence”).

Questions about parousian

What does parousian mean?
Parousian means relating to the second coming of Christ.
What part of speech is parousian?
Parousian is an adjective.

Words near parousian in the dictionary

  1. parotta
  2. parottas
  3. parous
  4. parousia
  5. parousiamania
  6. parousian
  7. parovaria
  8. parovarian
  9. parovarium
  10. parovirus
  11. Parowan

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