promised landn.

Brit.

/ˌprɒmɪst ˈland/, U.S.

/ˌprɑməst ˈlænd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: promised adj., land n.¹

Etymology: < promised adj. + land n.¹ Compare post-classical Latin terra promissa , promissa terra (3rd cent.), terrena promissa , promissa terrena (4th cent.), promissa tellus (8th cent. in a British source), Middle French, French terre promis (15th cent.). Compare earlier land of promise n. at promise n. 3b, land of promission at promission n.

The land of Canaan, as promised to Abraham and his descendants (Genesis 12:7, 13:15, etc.) (frequently with the); (hence in extended use) a place or situation of expected happiness, esp. heaven.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > [noun] > promised land

land of promissiona1325

land of repromission?a1425

land of promise1535

promised land1667

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. xxv. f. 267 Iacob, which to testifie to his posteritie yt the hope of the promised land was not euen by death fallen out of his minde, comaunded his bones to be caried thether.

1604 S. Hieron Preachers Plea in Wks. (1620) I. 500 As soone as they came into the promised land, the man ceased.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 531 Over the Promis'd Land to God so dear.

1741 S. Chandler Vindic. Hist. Old Test. iv. 83 Whatever the Grant of the promised Land implied, that Grant was made to Abraham, and Isaack, and Jacob, as well as to their Posterity.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 96 A bird-eye landscape of a promised land .

1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville II. 53 The trapper stands..and gazes upon a promised land which his feet are never to tread.

1862 C. Wordsworth Holy Year 2 From thee, like Pisgah's mountain, We view our Promised Land.

1925 Literary Digest 27 June 27/2 Here is a Vashti leading the opprest columnist into the promised land of intellectual liberty.

1965 Amer. Notes & Queries Apr. 128/2 Nearly 100 songs tell about travel around the Horn and across the Plains to the promised land, life in California..and the great joy of going home.

1972 D. Dakin Unification of Greece 268 Just when the promised land seemed to be within their grasp, the Greeks..suffered ignominious defeat.

2001 Child Educ. Oct. 9/1 (heading) Sukkot..is a Jewish harvest festival which commemorates the 40 years that the Jews spent in the wilderness on their way from slavery in Egypt to freedom in the Promised Land.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	promised land
释义	promised landn. Brit. /ˌprɒmɪst ˈland/, U.S. /ˌprɑməst ˈlænd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: promised adj., land n.¹ Etymology: < promised adj. + land n.¹ Compare post-classical Latin terra promissa , promissa terra (3rd cent.), terrena promissa , promissa terrena (4th cent.), promissa tellus (8th cent. in a British source), Middle French, French terre promis (15th cent.). Compare earlier land of promise n. at promise n. 3b, land of promission at promission n. The land of Canaan, as promised to Abraham and his descendants (Genesis 12:7, 13:15, etc.) (frequently with the); (hence in extended use) a place or situation of expected happiness, esp. heaven. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > [noun] > promised land land of promissiona1325 land of repromission?a1425 land of promise1535 promised land1667 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. xxv. f. 267 Iacob, which to testifie to his posteritie yt the hope of the promised land was not euen by death fallen out of his minde, comaunded his bones to be caried thether. 1604 S. Hieron Preachers Plea in Wks. (1620) I. 500 As soone as they came into the promised land, the man ceased. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 531 Over the Promis'd Land to God so dear. View more context for this quotation 1741 S. Chandler Vindic. Hist. Old Test. iv. 83 Whatever the Grant of the promised Land implied, that Grant was made to Abraham, and Isaack, and Jacob, as well as to their Posterity. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 96 A bird-eye landscape of a promised land . View more context for this quotation 1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville II. 53 The trapper stands..and gazes upon a promised land which his feet are never to tread. 1862 C. Wordsworth Holy Year 2 From thee, like Pisgah's mountain, We view our Promised Land. 1925 Literary Digest 27 June 27/2 Here is a Vashti leading the opprest columnist into the promised land of intellectual liberty. 1965 Amer. Notes & Queries Apr. 128/2 Nearly 100 songs tell about travel around the Horn and across the Plains to the promised land, life in California..and the great joy of going home. 1972 D. Dakin Unification of Greece 268 Just when the promised land seemed to be within their grasp, the Greeks..suffered ignominious defeat. 2001 Child Educ. Oct. 9/1 (heading) Sukkot..is a Jewish harvest festival which commemorates the 40 years that the Jews spent in the wilderness on their way from slavery in Egypt to freedom in the Promised Land. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1561
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