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as in sky
a dwelling place of perfect happiness for the soul after death
prayed that the those recently departed will spend eternal life in New Jerusalem
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as in utopia
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for New Jerusalem
Noun
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Friday starts warm with mostly sunny skies in the morning, but changes arrive around midday.—
Michael Autovino,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026 -
While some of the students were flying through the sky for dunks and layups, the impact of the courts goes beyond hoops, too.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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The radical theologian Thomas Müntzer predicted an apocalyptic social leveling, ultimately producing a kind of egalitarian utopia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Stella Marie Markert | Germany Canadian Premiere Four teens living in a Berlin group home have created their own anarchic utopia.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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Lindy West’s new memoir, Adult Braces, ends with a portrait of unconventional domestic bliss.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
18 Mar. 2026
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Juvenile bliss had long contoured this abrasive band, whose songs rattled like playgrounds, and whose shouts rang like the peals of petulant children.—
Samuel Hyland,
Pitchfork,
17 Mar. 2026
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White and brown are a match made in sartorial heaven.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
10 Mar. 2026
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Summer brings enormous, heaven-scented blooms that ripen to attractive cones holding bright red seeds.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
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Here, four bibliophile paradises that invite travelers to get lost in the chapters and sit in the joy of a life well read.—
Lara Kramer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
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This kiddie paradise offers hiking trails at varying degrees of difficulty, plenty of opportunities to spot birds and other wildlife and even pet a farm friend or two.—
Susan McDonald,
The Providence Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
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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
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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
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“New Jerusalem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/New%20Jerusalem. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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