New Jerusalem

noun

-jə-ˈrü-s(ə-)ləm How to pronounce New Jerusalem (audio)
Definition of New Jerusalemnext
1
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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2
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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  1. sky
  2. utopia
  3. bliss
  4. heaven
  5. paradise
  6. promised land
Noun
  • The silvery orb will shine bright in the sky for a hair more than 16 hours on Saturday evening into Sunday morning.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.
    Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
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  • Think of it as a utopia for the stylishly obsessed.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
  • In late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century science fiction, or proto-science fiction as some scholars call it, the insect featured in narratives of utopia, society, and disgust.
    Salama Udaipurwala, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of utopia
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  • When asked about his last moment of bliss, Tyler Perry has an immediate answer.
    Julie Jordan, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The Gemstone Traveler gift set comes with all of the elements necessary for a cup of bliss: three gemstone blend teas and a beautiful strainer with an opal moon charm.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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  • While the heavens above can often reflect this same vision, with the stars and planets moving onward into new territory, the sky also has wisdom for us, too.
    Kyle Thomas, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
  • In one motion, Hunter leaped about five feet, extending one arm to the heavens.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2024
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  • Continue to the exclusive South Water Caye, a 12-acre paradise perched on the barrier reef.
    Patricia Johnson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Londoño, 63, has turned her home into a birdwatching lodge, a paradise.
    Benji Jones, Vox, 4 Dec. 2024
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  • 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
  • They had been promised land and glory in a rapid campaign.
    Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2022
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