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com·ing / ˈkəming/ • adj. 1. due to happen or just beginning: work is due to start in the coming year. 2. likely to be important or successful in the future: he was the coming man of French racing. • n. [in sing.] an arrival or an approach: the coming of a new age. PHRASES: comings and goings the busy movements of a person or group of people, esp. in and out of a place. not know if one is coming or going inf. be confused, esp. as a result of being very busy. |
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"coming." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "coming." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-coming.html "coming." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-coming.html |
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coming A translation of the Greek parousia, referring to the coming of Christ in eschatological judgement (e.g. Matt. 24: 3; 1 Cor. 15: 23; 1 Thess. 3: 13).
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "coming." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "coming." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-coming.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "coming." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-coming.html |
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