Parusia \Pa*ru"si*a\ (p[.a]*r[udd]"zh[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr.
Gr. paroysi`a presence, fr. parei^nai to be present; para`
beside + e'i^nai to be.] (Rhet.)
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.
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