Promised Land

promised land English Alternative forms en promised land Pronunciation en En-au-Promised Land.ogg AU Proper noun Promised Land 1 en Judaism Christianity The area historically known as Judea, which was promised to the Israelites by God according to oral tradition recorded in the Book of Genesis. en 1910 w:P. G. Wodehouse The Intrusion of Jimmy 3 At last, after years of patient waiting, he stood like Moses on the mountain, looking down into the Promised Land. en Mormonism The United States of America. en idiomatic sometimes lower case Heaven or the afterlife. en 1901 w:Gilbert Parker The March of The White Guard 3 "Be good, my boy, and God will make you great." Then she said she was cold, and . . . murmured: "I'll away, I'll away to the Promised Land—to the Promised Land. It is cold—so cold—God keep my boy!" en July 16 1934 Heroes: Brave Engineer https://web.archive.org/web/20120104164159/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,787882,00.html Time On Sunday night, April 29, 1900 Engineman John Luther Jones, called "Casey", took his farewell journey to the promised land. en locality carea/Kentish northern s/Tasmania c/Australia. Related terms en Zion Translations land promised by God Arabic: ar أَرْض الْمِيعَاد f Armenian: hy Ավետյաց երկիր Belarusian: be зямля́ абяца́ная f Bulgarian: bg обетова́на земя́ f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 應許之地 yīngxǔ zhī dì Czech: cs země zaslíbená f Dutch: nl Beloofde Land n Estonian: et tõotatud maa Finnish: fi Luvattu maa French: fr Terre promise f, fr Terre Promise f German: de gelobtes Land n Hebrew: he הארץ המובטחת f ha-árets ha-muvtákhat הארץ המובטחת \ הָאָרֶץ הַמֻּבְטַחַת Hindi: hi प्रतिज्ञात भूमि f Indonesian: id Tanah Terjanji Italian: it Terra Promessa f Japanese: ja 約束の地 やくそくのち, yakusoku no chi Korean: ko 약속-의 땅 Latin: la Terra Promissa f Macedonian: mk ветена земја f Old English: ang ġehātland n Persian: fa سَرْزَمینِ مَوْعُود sarzamin-e mav'ud, fa اَرْضِ مَوْعُود arz-e mav'ud Polish: pl Ziemia Obiecana f Portuguese: pt Terra Prometida f Russian: ru земля́ обетова́нная f Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh обећана земља f Latin: sh obećana zemlja f Slovak: sk zasľúbená zem f Slovene: sl obljubljena dežela f Spanish: es Tierra Prometida f Swedish: sv det förlovade landet n Tagalog: tl Lupang Pangako Ukrainian: uk земля́ обітова́на f Vietnamese: vi đất hứa Welsh: cy Gwlad yr Addewid Heaven or the afterlife Russian: ru земля́ обетова́нная f Noun Promised Land en idiomatic sometimes lower case Any place to which one eagerly seeks to go and which one expects to greatly improve one's situation. en c. 1820 w:Washington Irving The Early Experiences of Ralph Ringwood The Crayon Papers The country, too, which had been the promised land of my boyhood, did not, like most promised lands, disappoint me. en 1857 w:Charlotte Brontë The Professor 25 When Frances had developed her plan, she intimated, in some closing sentences, her hopes for the future. [A]nd what was to hinder us from going to live in England? England was still her Promised Land. en 1912 w:Annie Fellows Johnston Mary Ware's Promised Land 8 That is the danger that always menaces people when they get over into their Promised Land. en w:I've Been to the Mountaintop w:Martin Luther King Jr. April 3, 1968 I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land. en w:Joe Smooth Anthony Thomas Promised Land (Joe Smooth song) Promised Land 1987 When the angels from above / Fall down and spread their wings like doves / As we walk hand in hand / Sister, brothers, we'll make it to the promised land Translations place which one eagerly seeks Armenian: hy ավետյաց երկիր, hy խոստացյալ երկիր Bulgarian: bg обетована земя f Cebuano: ceb yuta sa mga saad Czech: cs eldorádo n, cs země zaslíbená f Finnish: fi luvattu maa French: fr terre promise f German: de gelobtes Land n Italian: it terra promessa f Polish: pl ziemia obiecana f Portuguese: pt terra prometida f Russian: ru земля́ обетова́нная f Spanish: es Tierra de promisión f Tagalog: tl lupang pangako Ukrainian: uk земля обітова́на en allusions