Meanings
second coming1
plural second comings · alternative Second Coming
- ChristianityThe prophesied return of Jesus Christ.
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 20191 more example
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, →OCLC, page 75Synonyms: parousia, second advent
Second Coming2
- Alternative letter-case form of second coming.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe prophesied return of Jesus Christ.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 耶穌基督的第二次降臨 /耶稣基督的第二次降临
- 耶穌基督的第二次降臨 /耶稣基督的第二次降临 (Yēsū Jīdū de dì'èr cì jiànglín)the return of Jesus Christ
Dutch wederkomst, tweede komst
- wederkomstthe return of Jesus Christ
- tweede komstthe return of Jesus Christ
Finnish toinen tuleminen
- toinen tuleminenthe return of Jesus Christ
French retour
- retourthe return of Jesus Christ
German Wiederkunft
- Wiederkunftthe return of Jesus Christ
Greek Δευτέρα Παρουσία
- Δευτέρα Παρουσία (Deftéra Parousía)the return of Jesus Christ
Hungarian második eljövetel
- második eljövetelthe return of Jesus Christ
Japanese 再臨
- 再臨 (sairin)the return of Jesus Christ
Polish paruzja
- paruzjathe return of Jesus Christ
Portuguese segunda vinda
- segunda vindathe return of Jesus Christ
Romanian a doua venire
- a doua venirethe return of Jesus Christ
Russian второе пришествие
- второе пришествие (vtoroje prišestvije)the return of Jesus Christ
Spanish segunda venida
- segunda venidathe return of Jesus Christ
Ukrainian дру́ге прише́стя
- дру́ге прише́стя (drúhe pryšéstja)the return of Jesus Christ
Cite this entry
second coming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20coming
“second coming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20coming. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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