Second Coming

NOUN

anticipated return of jesus

Synonyms

WEAK

Second Advent Second Coming of Christ advent parousiamania

Example Sentences

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Much is shrouded in mystery about a Surrey church that is sealed for the Second Coming.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2025

“If you look at your generic evangelicalism, you’ll see folks who affirm they believe in the Second Coming, in rapture—but fewer who would identify specific signs of the times,” he said.

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

Mexican baseball fans in Southern California have waited in vain for a Second Coming of Fernandomania ever since.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2021

“The Second Coming of the seraphim. It may have begun with awe and reverence, but what do you suppose?” he said, first in Common Tongue and then in Unseen.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor