Promised Land

American  

noun

1. heaven.

2. Canaan, the land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants. Genesis 12:7.

3. (often lowercase) a place or situation believed to hold ultimate happiness.

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Promised Land British  

noun

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

2. 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

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Promised Land Cultural  

1. The land that God promised he would give to the descendants of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob; the land flowing with milk and honey; the land of Canaan, or Palestine. The Israelites did not take it over until after the Exodus, when they conquered the people already living there.

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By extension, an idyllic place or state of being that a person hopes to reach, especially one that cannot be reached except by patience and determination, is called a “Promised Land.”

Etymology

Origin of Promised Land

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

What’s more, Levine and Prinsloo’s new neighborhood boasts a very impressive number of celebrity residents, not least Oprah, whose enormous Promised Land estate backs up to the couple’s new dwelling.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

Inside this edition, Cranach's map presents the stations of the wilderness wanderings and the division of the Promised Land into twelve tribal regions.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

In the Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible, Amalek is a nation whose soldiers ambushed the Israelites as they made their way to the Promised Land.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2023

As soon as Springsteen strikes the last chord of The Promised Land or Out In The Street, there's a 1-2-3-4 and he powers into the next song.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2023

Didn’t Moses lead the children of Israel out of the bloody hands of Pharaoh and into the Promised Land?

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

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