What does parousian mean?
Parousian means (Christianity) Relating to the second coming of Christ..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(Christianity) 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.
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Parousian means (Christianity) Relating to the second coming of Christ..
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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.
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