promised land

noun

: something and especially a place or condition believed to promise final satisfaction or realization of hopes

Synonyms of promised land

• utopia
• paradise
• Garden of Eden
• heaven
• New Jerusalem

Examples of promised land in a Sentence

finally realized that the promised land doesn't exist

Recent Examples on the Web

California has been a beacon, a destination, a paradise and promised land ever since its headlong expansion in a rush of gold fever. — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024

Last spring, there were high hopes, not only for the upcoming season, but for an invitation to the Big 12, football promised land. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2024

This is the idea that God promised land that is now Israel and the Palestinian territories to Abraham and his descendants. — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 26 May 2024

In fact, at one time any man who signed up for the Continental Army was promised land that rightfully belonged to Native Americans. — Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025

Hunter was promised land to be granted to individual Indian settlers but was unsuccessful in getting a tribal grant with the right of self-government. — Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Mar. 2024

In 1851, the signing of the Treaty at Forks of Cosumnes River promised land along the Cosumnes River where local tribes could live. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2026

Who’s who in Horizon Over three hours, the movie follows several different characters en route to a settlement called Horizon, lured by a flier that promised land for anyone brave enough to make the journey. — Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 28 June 2024

The proposals — presented by Preston North End chief executive Peter Ridsdale to a meeting of Championship chief executives last week — received widespread backing, as clubs sensed the door to the Premier League’s promised land creaking open a little wider. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for promised land

• analysand
• misunderstand
• ampersand
• beforehand
• behindhand
• bottomland
• contraband
• countermand
• dixieland
• fairyland
• fatherland
• firebrand

Kids Definition

promised land

noun

: a better place or state that one hopes to reach

Etymology

so called from the biblical promise God made in Genesis 17:8 and Exodus 3:8 to give the land of Canaan to Abraham and his descendants