promised land

noun

: something and especially a place or condition believed to promise final satisfaction or realization of hopes

Synonyms

• Camelot
• Cockaigne
• Eden
• Elysium
• empyrean
• fantasyland
• heaven
• lotusland
• never-never land
• New Jerusalem
• nirvana
• paradise
• Shangri-la
• utopia
• Zion
• Sion

Examples of promised land in a Sentence

finally realized that the promised land doesn't exist

Recent Examples on the Web

Hunter was promised land to be granted to individual Indian settlers but was unsuccessful in getting a tribal grant with the right of self-government. —Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Mar. 2024

They had been promised land and glory in a rapid campaign. —Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2022

Who’s who in Horizon Over three hours, the movie follows several different characters en route to a settlement called Horizon, lured by a flier that promised land for anyone brave enough to make the journey. —Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 28 June 2024

Last spring, there were high hopes, not only for the upcoming season, but for an invitation to the Big 12, football promised land. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1561, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

promised land

noun

: a better place or state that one hopes to reach

Etymology

so called from the biblical promise God made in Genesis 17:8 and Exodus 3:8 to give the land of Canaan to Abraham and his descendants