City of God
noun
the New Jerusalem; heaven.
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City of God, The
noun
(Latin De Civitate Dei) a work in 22 books (a.d. 413–26) by St. Augustine of Hippo, expounding an early Christian view of society and history.
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British Dictionary definitions for city of god
City of God
noun
Christianity heaven conceived of as the New Jerusalem
the Church in contrast to the world, as described by St Augustine
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