New Jerusalem

noun

1. (in the Bible) the abode of God and His saints; heaven.

New Jerusalem

noun

1. heaven regarded as the prototype of the earthly Jerusalem; the heavenly city

Word History and Origins

Origin of New Jerusalem¹

First recorded in 1530–40

Example Sentences

He thought God would drop a 1,000-mile high pyramid on Greenland, and form a “New Jerusalem.”

From The Daily Beast

In the top corner on the left is represented the New Jerusalem.

From Project Gutenberg

Thou shalt ask, and it shall be revealed unto you in mine own due time where the New Jerusalem shall be built.

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And ye shall hereafter receive Church covenants, such as shall be sufficient to establish you, both here and in the New Jerusalem.

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There was a groom behind him, and another at the rubbing-post, all in livery as glorious as New Jerusalem.

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One of his ideas was that America was to be the site of the New Jerusalem.

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Related Words

• heaven