Second Coming

NOUN

anticipated return of jesus

Synonyms

WEAK

Second Advent Second Coming of Christ advent parousiamania

Example Sentences

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One of his first engineering jobs was with the Roses for the epic 14-month recording of their Second Coming record at Rockfield.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025

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

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