New Jerusalem
noun
New Je·ru·sa·lem -jə-ˈrü-s(ə-)ləm 
-zə-ləm;
-ˈrüz-ləm
1
: the final abode of souls redeemed by Christ
2
: an ideal earthly community
Synonyms
- above
- bliss
- elysian fields
- Elysium
- empyrean
- heaven
- kingdom come
- paradise
- sky
- Zion
- Sion
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Example Sentences
prayed that the those recently departed will spend eternal life in New Jerusalem an idealistic senator who thought that he could singlehandedly turn Washington into the New Jerusalem
Word History
Etymology
from the phrase "the holy city, New Jerusalem" (Revelation 21:2)
First Known Use
1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1
New Jerusalems
noun
1
as in heavens
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 & Similar Words
Relevance
- heavens
- blisses
- skies
- elysian fields
- above
- promised lands
- empyreans
- Elysiums
- Sions
- kingdom comes
- glories
- Zions
- paradises
- Elysia
- nirvanas
- afterworlds
- happy hunting grounds
- Valhallas
- otherworlds
- hereafters
- afterlives
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- perditions
- Pandemoniums
- Gehennas
- hells
- infernos
- limbos
- purgatories
- pits
- underworlds
- netherworlds
- abysses
2
as in fantasylands
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 & Similar Words
- fantasylands
- promised lands
- heavens
- utopias
- paradises
- nirvanas
- arcadias
- Garden of Edens
- wonderlands
- Camelots
- lotuslands
- empyreans
- Cockaignes
- Sions
- never-never lands
- Elysiums
- joys
- Zions
- blisses
- Edens
- euphorias
- Shangri-las
- Elysia
- fairylands
- dreamworlds
- dreamlands
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dystopias
- hells
- anti-utopias
- fool's paradises