church triumphant

American  

noun

Theology.

1. those Christians in heaven who have triumphed over evil and the enemies of Christ.

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Etymology

Origin of church triumphant

First recorded in 1545–55

Example Sentences

No longer are we of the church militant, but of the church triumphant; and with Job of old we exclaim: "Yet in my flesh shall I see God."

From Pulpit and Press (6th Edition) by Eddy, Mary Baker

Of the building of the church triumphant, and of the several sorts of reprobates.

From The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Complete by Wake, William

“Nay,” said the bold and daring saint, “from the church militant, if you please, but not from the church triumphant, that is more than you can do.”

From From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. by Wardle, J.

No longer are we of the church militant, but of the church triumphant; and with Job of old we exclaim, "Yet in my flesh shall I see God."

From Pulpit and Press by Eddy, Mary Baker

As the saint purified in heaven is he who struggled with his sins on earth, so is the church triumphant one with the church militant.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various