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second coming

second coming noun: the prophesied return of Jesus Christ.

Noun

second coming (plural second comings)

  1. The prophesied return of Jesus Christ.
    • When the time of Christ's second coming is at hand, there will be but a very little faith in the world. And the Lord knows that there be many, who are now as high as Lucifer, that at that day, for want of faith, will be thrown down to the sides of the pit; even in the very belly of hell.a. 1689 (date written), John Bunyan, “ Some Gospel Truths Opened”, in Henry Stebbing, editor, The Entire Works of John Bunyan, […], volume I, London: James S[prent] Virtue, […], published 1863...
    • When Malone next looked round he was gone. "He is one of these Second-coming fanatics," he whispered to Enid. There are a lot of them—Christadelphians, Russellites, Bible Students and what-not.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Which Describes an Evening in Strange Company”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
    Synonyms:
    parousia, second advent

Proper noun capitalized: Second Coming

Second Coming

  1. Alternative letter-case form of second coming.

Synonyms of second coming

Forms of second coming

pluralsecond comings
alternative formSecond Coming

Questions about second coming

What does second coming mean?
Second coming means the prophesied return of Jesus Christ.
What part of speech is second coming?
Second coming can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of second coming?
The plural of second coming is second comings.

Words near second coming in the dictionary

  1. second childhoods
  2. second cities
  3. second city
  4. second class
  5. Second Cold War
  6. second coming
  7. second comings
  8. second conditional
  9. second conditionals
  10. second contact
  11. second contacts

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