New Jerusalem

New Je·ru·sa·lem

noun
\-jə-ˈrü-s(ə-)ləm, -zə-ləm; -ˈrüz-ləm\

Definition of NEW JERUSALEM

1

: the final abode of souls redeemed by Christ

2

: an ideal earthly community

Examples of NEW JERUSALEM

1. <prayed that the those recently departed will spend eternal life in New Jerusalem>
2. <an idealistic senator who thought that he could singlehandedly turn Washington into the New Jerusalem>

Origin of NEW JERUSALEM

from the phrase “the holy city, New Jerusalem” (Rev 21:2)

First Known Use: 1535

Related to NEW JERUSALEM

Synonyms: above, bliss, elysian fields, Elysium, empyrean, kingdom come, heaven, paradise, sky, Zion (also Sion)

Antonyms: Gehenna, hell, Pandemonium, perdition

Related Words: Beulah, glory, happy hunting ground, nirvana, promised land, Valhalla; afterlife, afterworld, hereafter, otherworld

Near Antonyms: inferno; limbo, purgatory; hades, netherworld, underworld; abyss, pit

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