Second Coming

NOUN

anticipated return of jesus

Synonyms

WEAK

Second Advent Second Coming of Christ advent parousiamania

Example Sentences

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They released their debut album in 1989, and its harder-rocking follow-up Second Coming was released in 1994.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

He formed a group called the Second Coming with bassist Berry Oakley, who later introduced him to Duane Allman.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024

The rapture and Second Coming seem like frightening concepts to nonbelievers, but to many evangelicals and Pentecostals, they are a positive eventuality—and provide reassurance that dark times are simply part of God’s plan.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2022

Didion famously drew her own inspiration from William Butler Yeats's "Second Coming," which brings the calamity of history's tipping points brutally to life.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2022

Inside Second Coming, the lights are dim and the air smells like dust and lemon-scented air freshener, like it always does.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon