[puh-roo-zee-uh, -see-uh, pahr-oo-see-uh] 
| 1. | advent (def. 4). |
| 2. | (lowercase ) Platonism. the presence in any thing of the idea after which it was formed. |
| Par·ou·si·a (pär'ōō-sē'ə, pə-rōō'zē-ə) n. The Second Coming. [Greek parousiā, presence, Parousia, from parousa, feminine present participle of pareinai, to be present : para-, beside; see para-1 + einai, to be; see es- in Indo-European roots.] |