New Jerusalem
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of New Jerusalem
First recorded in 1530–40
Example Sentences
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In the 1970s, we see the idea of New Jerusalem becoming an inner state.
From Salon ● May 26, 2025
The General Church of the New Jerusalem, a denomination of Swedenborgianism, often referred to as the New Church, runs an elementary school, high school, and college.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2022
At his party conference last year, Boris Johnson described how, in the depths of World War Two, the National Government had set out a vision for a New Jerusalem.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2021
“When the person is alert and thinking clearly, that’s when we know to take the chain off,” said Kwami Somenou, an assistant pastor at the New Jerusalem camp.
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2015
He never doubted to the last day of his life that he had seen the New Jerusalem during the three days of his trance.
From The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) by Marvin, Frederic Rowland
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