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Parusia

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A figure of speech by which the present tense is used instead of the past or the future, as in the animated narration of past, or in the prediction of future, events.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Parusia'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/parusia.html. 1828.