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单词 New Jerusalem
释义

New Jerusalem

noun

New Je·​ru·​sa·​lem -jə-ˈrü-s(ə-)ləm How to pronounce New Jerusalem (audio)
-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 Jerusalem

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sky
  • bliss
  • heaven
  • elysian fields
  • above
  • on high
  • promised land
  • paradise
  • Zion
  • kingdom come
  • glory
  • Sion
  • empyrean
  • happy hunting ground
  • Elysium
  • nirvana
  • Valhalla
  • Beulah
  • otherworld
  • afterworld
  • afterlife
  • hereafter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • hell
  • inferno
  • perdition
  • purgatory
  • Pandemonium
  • limbo
  • underworld
  • pit
  • Gehenna
  • netherworld
  • abyss
  • hades
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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • utopia
  • promised land
  • lotusland
  • paradise
  • heaven
  • Garden of Eden
  • nirvana
  • fantasyland
  • wonderland
  • never-never land
  • empyrean
  • Sion
  • Eden
  • Zion
  • arcadia
  • Cockaigne
  • Camelot
  • Shangri-la
  • joy
  • Elysium
  • fairyland
  • bliss
  • blissfulness
  • dreamland
  • dreamworld
  • euphoria
  • gladness
  • blessedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dystopia
  • hell
  • anti-utopia
  • fool's paradise
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