| 单词 | the new jerusalem |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe new Jerusalem 1. figurative. An ideal or heavenly city; spec. = city n. 4a; frequently the new Jerusalem. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > Biblical places > [noun] olivetOE Calvaryc1000 the Holy (Saint) Sepulchre (occasionally the Sepulchre)c1200 Holy Citya1382 Jerusalem1382 holy grave1481 Holy Sepulture1525 Armageddona1638 Via Crucis1844 Via Dolorosa1878 1382 J. Wyclif Rev. xxi. 2 The holy citee Jerusalem, newe, comynge doun fro heuen of God. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Rev. xxi. 2 I Ihon sawe that holy cite newe Ierusalem come downe from God out of heauen. 1601 Song of Mary Mother of Christ 38 Ierusalem my happy home, when shall I come to thee. 1804–8 W. Blake Milton Pref., in Compl. Writings (1972) 481 I will not cease from Mental Fight, Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand Till we have built Jerusalem In England's green & pleasant Land. 1933 J. Buchan Prince of Captivity i. ii. 70 For the first time Adam told another of..his childhood home and its lonely peace... ‘Ah,’ he said, ‘it is as I guessed. We have each our Jerusalem.’ 1959 A. Huxley Let. 10 Jan. (1969) 863 The nature of these visions is often paradisal and the descriptions of them remind one irresistibly of the description of the New Jerusalem in the Apocalypse. 1968 Listener 21 Mar. 377/3 Both men indeed looked forward to the same new Jerusalem—a society in which the state would wither away, bureaucracy would be no more. < as lemmas |
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