New Jerusalem
New Jerusalem
nounDefinition of NEW JERUSALEM
1
a dwelling place of perfect happiness for the soul after death <prayed that the those recently departed will spend eternal life in New Jerusalem>
Synonyms above, bliss, elysian fields, Elysium, empyrean, kingdom come, New Jerusalem, paradise, sky, Zion (also Sion)
Related Words Beulah, glory, happy hunting ground, nirvana, promised land, Valhalla; afterlife, afterworld, hereafter, otherworld
2
an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness <an idealistic senator who thought that he could singlehandedly turn Washington into the New Jerusalem>
Synonyms Camelot, Cockaigne, Eden, Elysium, empyrean, fantasyland, heaven, lotusland, never-never land, New Jerusalem, nirvana, promised land, Shangri-la, utopia, Zion (also Sion)
Related Words arcadia; dreamland, dreamworld, fairyland, wonderland; blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, euphoria, gladness, joy
Near Antonyms fool's paradise
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