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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for New Jerusalem
Noun
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Remember, the width of your outstretched fist accounts for roughly 10 degrees in the night sky!—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025 -
Russian drones have made a clear sky into a source of terror for Ukrainian young people.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
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These civic footings carry the architecture of socialist monumentality and New York sidewalks, evoking both town square and cemetery, utopia and capital.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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Where the youthful Marx sketched utopias, the mature Marx turned to economics and praxis.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This coaster is wild mayhem, with two commanding launches that send you inverting and free-spinning into total bliss.—
Zachary Laks,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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All over the album, Taylor sings about her romantic bliss with her new fiance Travis Kelce.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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Tina Turner’s Gravity-Defying Wavy Shag Tina Turner’s higher-than-heaven shag was heavily teased at the roots, says Abramite.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025
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Scorsese’s life and work, still ongoing thank heavens, have been given a rather simple five-act structure for purposes of the documentary.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Amazon is a birder’s paradise.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
21 Oct. 2025
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The island is known as a paradise for scuba diving, according to the travel booking site, and renowned for its national and adventure parks.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
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The proposals — presented by Preston North End chief executive Peter Ridsdale to a meeting of Championship chief executives last week — received widespread backing, as clubs sensed the door to the Premier League’s promised land creaking open a little wider.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Who’s who in Horizon Over three hours, the movie follows several different characters en route to a settlement called Horizon, lured by a flier that promised land for anyone brave enough to make the journey.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
TIME,
28 June 2024
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“New Jerusalem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/New%20Jerusalem. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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