Promised Land

Prom·ised Land (prmst)

n.

1. The land of Canaan, promised by the Lord to Abraham's descendants in the Bible.

2. promised land A longed-for place where complete satisfaction and happiness will be achieved.

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Promised Land

n

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament the land of Canaan, promised by God to Abraham and his descendants as their heritage (Genesis 12:7)

2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) heaven, esp when considered as the goal towards which Christians journey in their earthly lives

3. any longed-for place where one expects to find greater happiness or fulfilment

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Promised Land - an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism Canaan, Holy Land, Palestine Juda, Judah - an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center Judaea, Judea - the southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ Samaria - an ancient city in central Palestine founded in the 9th century BC as the capital of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel; the site is in present-day northwestern Jordan Philistia - an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in biblical times Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations Jordan, Jordan River - a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan chebab - a Palestinian juvenile 10-15 years old who fights against the Israelis
	2.	promised land - any place of complete bliss and delight and peace Eden, heaven, paradise, Shangri-la, nirvana region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
	3.	Promised Land - the goal towards which Christians strive Heaven - the abode of God and the angels